March 9, 2026 12:48 PM

Two Airlifted In Rear-End Collision On 15 Freeway After Stoddard Wells Road

APPLE VALLEY, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Two people were airlifted after there vehicle smash into the back of a semi on Interstate 15 freeway in Apple Valley Sunday morning.

The collision happened around 8:14am on Sunday April 16, 2023, The incident happened about a mile after the Stoddard Wells/Bell Mountain Road off-ramp. According to the California Highway Patrol and the Apple Valley Fire Department responded to the traffic crash involving a gray Chevrolet Aveo and a semi tractor trailer.

Responding officers and rescue crews requested two medical helicopters to transport the two people inside the Chevy car to a hospital with unspecified injuries. Mercy Air #2 and Reach Air Medical #43 landed at the scene. Both people were transported to Arrowhead Medical Center in Colton. 

The semi driver had no injuries were reported. CHP temporarily blocked lanes for about a hours for the investigation and for the medical helicopters

We will update this story with more information when the CHP’s preliminary accident report is available. Additional details were limited at this time. This incident will be under investigation by the California Highway Patrol Victorville Office.

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