BIG RIG CRASH ON MONUMENT VALLEY ROAD NEAR BORREGO INJURES FATHER AND CHILD

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October 22, 2013 (Borrego Springs) – A big-rig truck driver lost control entering a curve on Montezuma Valley Road and overturned, crashing through a guard rail and plunging down an embankment at 6:15 this morning.  The driver, 28, and his 18-month-old son were extricated from the wreckage and airlifted to the Borrego Springs Airport, where Mercy Air flew them to Riverside General Hospital.

The driver, who is from Coachella, sustained minor injuries to his knee and back.  His young son sustained a broken leg.

The accident forced closure of the roadway for most of today. The truck was hauling wood chips. 

Both occupants were wearing seatbelts and it appears that alcohol or drugs were not factors in the accident, according to Officer Kevin Pearlstein at the CHP.


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