Three nearly identical roll-over crashes occurred on Highway 62 Friday morning within just a few miles—and within 30 minutes—of each other. The first crash happened at 7:36 at Lear Avenue and Highway 62 during the rain when an eastbound vehicle hydroplaned in water on the highway. The male driver lost control and rolled over onto the southern berm of the highway. The second crash happed about 7:50 a.m. when Richard Papp, 49, of Yucca Valley, was driving his 2004 Honda Element eastbound on Highway 62 in the slow lane, just east of Rotary Way, when he hydroplaned and lost control. The car rolled over onto the south side of the highway, landing on the car’s right side. The third crash happened about 8 a.m., between Rotary Way and Lear Avenue, when the male driver hydroplaned, lost control, and rolled over onto the south side of the highway. None of the drivers were injured in their crashes.
RAIN CAUSES THREE CRASHES IN JOSHUA TREE FRIDAY MORNING WITHIN 30 MINUTES
