Please use your seat belts!
Coroner case 701105176 VN: On Thursday, July 28, 2011, at just after 6:00 PM, a 1989 Toyota pick-up truck traveling southbound along State Route 18 approximately seven miles south of Lucerne Valley, just before Camp Rock Rd., was observed to veer to the left, leave the roadway, and strike a large tree by the side of the road. Emergency services were called and a California Highway Patrol Aviation paramedic arrived at the scene and confirmed that the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Peter Michael Parks, a 62 year old resident of Big Bear City, was dead at the scene. He was not restrained by seatbelts. The incident is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol. [07/29/11 0230 VN]
Coroner case # 701105160--On July 28, 2011, a 1991, red, Nissan pickup driven by Mitchell James Laid, age 26 from Cathedral City was traveling west bound on National Trails Highway about 1.2 miles west of Mountain Springs Road when he lost control of his vehicle which rolled over. Laid was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected. He died at the scene. There were no witnesses to the collision however a passerby saw the wrecked pickup and called 911 at 5:05 am. The CHP is investigating the collision.[07282011 1105 GB]
