1 person airlifted from rollover crash on SR-18 in Lucerne Valley on Sunday

Hugo Valdez March 1, 2020

rollover crash highway 18 lucerne valley — (Photo: Trudi Moe Roser)

LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A person injured in a rollover crash was airlifted to a trauma center on Sunday.

The crash was reported at 3:41 pm., on SR-18 near Phantom Lane in Lucerne Valley.

For reasons still unknown, the driver of a gray Toyota pickup lost control of the vehicle and rolled an unknown amount of times before coming to a stop in the open desert.

San Bernardino County Helicopters responded to the incident and requested a helicopter to airlift one person from the crash.

A landing zone was established at nearby Pioneer Park where helicopter Reach 43 landed and subsequently transported the patient to Antelope Valley Hospital.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

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