Twentynine Palms hit-and-run sends one to hospital; suspect with warrants arrested

A suspected injury hit-and-run collision sent one person to the hospital and led to the arrest of Twentynine Palms man with active warrants.

On Wednesday (February 4) at around 1:45 p.m, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of a traffic collision near the intersection of Indian Trail and Valle Vista in Twentynine Palms. Officers say they arrived to find an abandoned vehicle and a person injured. The CHP has not yet released additional details regarding the collision.

The injured person was taken by ambulance to Hi-Desert Medical Center. 

Preliminary CHP information says that a vehicle found at the scene contained information identifying the owner as Jason Lamore, a 40 year-old resident of Twentynine Palms. The CHP indicates that Lamore was not at the scene of the collision. They determined he had active warrants.

At around 5:00 p.m., Lamore was located by CHP officers at a home in the 5800 block of La Buena Tierra in Twentynine Palms and taken into custody. 

Jason Lamore was arrested on suspicion of DUI, causing injury to an elder or dependent, injury hit and run, and his active warrant related to domestic assault charges. He is being held without bail. Lamore was previously arrested after two vehicle pursuits, one in 2021 and another in 2022.