Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Woman Hospitalized in Two Vehicle Crash on WB 10 in Beaumont
The crash occurred when it was raining Wedneday afternoon and it was not a hit-and-run as initially reported by the CHP, a spokesman for San Gorgonio California Highway Patrol said.
A 63-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman was hospitalized Wednesday with injuries from a two-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 10 west of Veile Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred when it was raining and it was not a hit-and-run as by the CHP, a spokesman for the San Gorgonio Pass CHP said Thursday.
Kitty Pallesen, 63, of Desert Hot Springs, was driving a green Mercury Villager and Jay Dang, 28, of La Quinta, was driving a white Toyota Rav4 when the crash occurred at 1:55 p.m. on the 10 in Beaumont, Darren Meyer of the Pass CHP said.
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Pallesen was taken to San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital with facial lacerations, Meyer said.
There were no passengers in either vehicle. Both vehicles sustained major damage and were towed, Meyer said.
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