Three people were seriously injured in a head-on crash near Pioneertown Friday night. About 8:23 p.m., 3 vehicles—a sedan, pick-up truck, and an SUV, collided on Pioneertown Road near Chateau Road north of Pioneertown. County Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock said three people were trapped inside the heavily damaged vehicles and firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to rescue them. Two men were taken by Morongo Basin Ambulance to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs; a woman was flown by a CHP helicopter to Loma Linda Medical Center. Two other people received minor injuries and refused to be taken to the hospital. The California Highway Patrol is investigating. d
