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A road rage incident in a Morongo Valley parking lot led to an arrest for investigation into assault and DUI.
On Sunday at around 9:00 p.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies responded to several reports of a fight in the parking lot of Dollar General on Twentynine Palms Highway in Morongo Valley. Witnesses told deputies that the suspect was involved in a collision with the victim. Deputies identified the suspect as Eric Basurto, 46, and say he became upset and began fighting with the victim striking him multiple times.
Deputies say Basurto fled the scene, but was identified by his license plate. At around 11:30 p.m., deputies contacted him in the 10000 block West Drive in Morongo Valley, where he was taken into custody.
Eric Basurto was arrested for investigation into assault and driving under the influence. He was booked into the Morongo Basin Jail and has since been released on bail.
