Motorcycle collision results in arrest for outstanding warrants

A motorcycle versus vehicle collision in Yucca Valley sent one person to the hospital and another was arrested for outstanding warrants.

On Saturday (October 31) just after midnight, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a traffic collision near the intersection of Onaga Trail and Deer Trail in Yucca Valley. Several witnesses called 911, and San Bernardino County Fire and Morongo Basin Ambulance also responded to the scene.

The Sheriff’s Department said that a vehicle was traveling on Onaga Trail and failed to stop, colliding with a motorcycle. The motorcycle rider was transported to Hi-Desert Medical Center for injuries. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Thomas Hathaway, 66. Hathaway was not injured, but found to have an active warrant related to a May incident of animal cruelty. He was taken into custody at the scene and booked into the Morongo Basin Jail. Hathaway was not charged with any crimes related to the collision. He has since been released on bail.