A Joshua Tree man died of a heart attack after a crash involving a cement truck Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, Dennis Glascock, 57, of Joshua Tree, was driving a cement truck loaded with cement eastbound on Highway 62 near mile marker 53 about 6:15 a.m. when the truck drifted onto the right shoulder into soft sand. Glascock lost control of the truck, and it crossed onto the other side of the highway into the desert and overturned once completely, landing on its wheels, facing southwest. The cement tank came to rest to the right of the truck. Although the truck’s cab received major damage, Glascock was able to get out of the truck on his own, and a passer-by stopped to help. County paramedics and Morongo Basin Ambulance arrived about 6:39. Glascock began experiencing chest pains and difficulty breathing, and went into cardiac arrest. MBA transported Glascock to the Robert E Bush Naval Hospital on board the Twentynine Palms Combat Center, where he arrived about 7:20 a.m. Dennis Glascock was pronounced dead just after 8 a.m.
