The Sheriff’s Department is investigating a hit-and-run crash in Yucca Valley involving a stolen vehicle. According to witnesses, an unknown man stole a gray Jeep parked in the Burrtec Waste and Recycling parking lot at Buena Vista and Old Woman Springs Road, and took off southbound on OWS. Witnesses described the Jeep as swerving and driving erratically. At the intersection of Old Woman Springs Road and Highway 62, the Jeep ran a red light about 11 a.m. and crashed into two other vehicles, a white BMW and a black Chevy Cruze. Witnesses reported the driver of the Jeep—described as wearing a hat and backpack, with tattoos—ran off southbound toward Chase Bank. There were no injuries to any of the occupants of the other vehicles. Anyone with information should call the Sheriff’s Department at 760-366-4175.
Photo courtesy MaryKay Sherry.
