The California Highway Patrol has released additional information concerning an officer-involved crash on the Morongo Grade Monday. CHP Officer Mike Radford said that Sheriff’s Deputy Shane Crowl was driving a marked, 2011 Ford Crown Victoria westbound on Highway 62, west of Hess Boulevard about 7:12 p.m. Due to his unsafe speed for the rainy conditions, the Ford traveled to the right, off the roadway, and overturned. Crowl, who was wearing a seatbelt, sustained minor injuries and was taken to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs. The crash is still under investigation, but neither alcohol or drugs are a factor in the crash.
