Two people were injured during a single-vehicle crash last night on Old Woman Springs Road, just north of Yucca Valley. About 8 p.m., Lacey Barnett, 31, of Hemet, was driving southbound on the highway, just north of Pipes Canyon Road, when 2001 Toyota left the road and went over the embankment, rolled over several times before landing on its wheels about 10 feet down in the desert. Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to extricate the passenger, Joshua Echols, 29, of San Jacinto. Joshua Echols was taken to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs with serious injuries. Lacey Barnett was also taken to Desert Hospital with moderate injuries. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
