After an injury collision in Wonder Valley, a man with an active felony warrant was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
On Wednesday morning (January 8) at around 5:55 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reports that Austine Toensing, a 39 year-old resident of Yucca Valley was driving a GMC Yukon eastbound on Twentynine Palms Highway west of Ironage Road. They say that 41 year-old man from Twentynine Palms was driving a Honda Accord directly in front of Toensing, when the Honda slowed to make a left turn onto Ironage Road.
The CHP says that the GMC struck the rear of the Honda. The driver of the Honda was injured and taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center for treatment for moderate injuries.
The CHP said that Toensing was suffering from minor injuries and was found to be under the influence of drugs. He was taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center for injuries, and then arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and several active warrants in Riverside County, including investigation into assault with a deadly weapon, brandishing a weapon, and being a felon in possession of weapon.
Austin Toensing was arrested on suspicion of DUI with bodily injury, and active warrants in Riverside County and is being held at the West Valley Detention Center on $500,000 bail.
