2 riders ejected, airlifted from motorcycle crash in Apple Valley

Hugo Valdez February 16, 2020

motorcycle crash in apple valley — (photo by Gabriel D. Espinoza, VVNG.com)

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A motorcycle with two riders crashed in Apple Valley Sunday morning leaving both men critically injured.

The crash was reported at about 11:30 am at the intersection of Highway 18 and Navajo Road and involved a silver Honda Accord and a dirt bike.

Devinne Hoffman and her friend witnessed the crash and said two men were thrown from the bike and only one of them was wearing a helmet. “The dirt bikers blew the red light and the car hit them,” stated Devinne.

Devinne said one of the men had a leg injury and the one without a helmet had a terrible head injury.

Helicopters Mercy Air 2 and Reach 43 were requested to respond to St. Mary’s Medical Center and airlift both men to Loma Linda University Medical Center.

The official cause of the crash is under investigation by the Apple Valley Police Department.

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