We have more information about a crash in Landers Saturday (February 13) that ended up killing a woman and two dogs and injuring two men. About 1:45 p.m., Joshua Stricklin, 42, of Glendale was driving a black 2020 Jeep Wrangler westbound on Encantado Road. Inside the Wrangler with Stricklin were Natalie Greer Bishop, 31, also of Glendale, and two large dogs. As Stricklin traveled through the uncontrolled intersection of Acoma Trail, the Wrangler was broadsided on the passenger side by a 1995 red Jeep Cherokee, driven by Jeremy Alexander, 29, of Landers, who was driving southbound on Acoma Trail at a stated speed of 35 miles per hour. The force of the impact caused the Wrangler to overturn into a chain link fence on the southwest corner of the intersection, coming to rest on its right side. The two dogs were thrown through the open top of the Wrangler and were dead when first responders arrived. Natalie Greer Bishop, who was wearing a seat belt, received major injuries, and was transported by Morongo Basin Ambulance to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs where she died from her injuries. Bishop was an actress in film and TV and a location scout. Jeremy Alexander and Joshua Stricklin, who were not wearing their seat belts, also sustained major injuries, and were taken by ambulance to Desert Hospital. Neither drugs nor alcohol appear to be a factor in the crash. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact California Highway Patrol Officer Brooks at 760-366-3707.
