A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured about 9:20 p.m. Saturday night when he was hit by a car . According to County Fire Battalion Chief Scott Tuttle, the boy was walking eastbound on Highway 62 at Utah Trail when he was hit by a car, also traveling eastbound on the highway. When rescue personnel arrived, two Good Samaritans were helping the boy, who was lying on the side of the road. The driver told deputies that boy suddenly walked into the road. The boy sustained major injuries and was taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center and then flown by Mercy Air to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs. No one inside the car was injured. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating.
15-YEAR-OLD PEDESTRIAN HIT, SERIOUSLY INJURED ON THE HIGHWAY IN TWENTYNINE PALMS
