TWENTYNINE PALMS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RESULTS IN DUI ARREST

A minor traffic accident in Twentynine Palms sent two people to the hospital yesterday afternoon and resulted in the arrest of a Twentynine Palms man. Shortly after 5 p.m. Charles Little, 53, was making a left turn from southbound Lupine Avenue onto eastbound Highway 62, when he pulled out in front of a westbound SUV being driven westbound on the highway and broadsided the SUV. Little suffered a severe cut to his head, and the driver of the SUV suffered minor injuries. Both Little and the woman were taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center. Charles Little was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence resulting in bodily injury. He was booked into West Valley Detention Center with his bail set at $100,000.