PINON HILLS, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> One person killed and one person injured after multiple vehicles hit a patch of black ice on Highway 138 Friday morning December 31, 2021.
According to the California Highway Patrol, all the vehicles were heading south on Highway 138 between Phelan Road and Beekley Road. This is where the drivers hit a patch of black in a dark area of Hwy 138.
The first report of a crash was at about 5:38am, when a gray Toyota Sequoia spun off of the roadway, rolled over multiple times, and landed on its wheels in a ditch off of the shoulder of the highway according to the CHP Traffic log. There was a total of four people inside of the Toyota. From reports a female passenger and two teenagers were able to get out. One of the boys had a leg injured. The driver was found and unresponsive in the driver seat. Unfortunately even with the help of life-saving efforts, the driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. The boy was transported by an ambulance to a local hospital.
The black ice also caused several vehicles to spin out or lose control in the same area just after the crash. This incident will be under investigation by the California Highway Patrol Victorville Office. Additional details were limited.
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