Heather Cooper Dies, 4 Injured in Multi-Vehicle Accident on Bear Valley Road near Tujunga Drive
Apple Valley, California (August 17, 2022) – Heather Cooper, 65, has been identified as the passenger who died in a multi-vehicle collision that left four other people injured on Wednesday afternoon in Apple Valley, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The three-vehicle accident occurred at around12:46 p.m. on Bear Valley Road near Tujunga Drive.
A Robertson's double-trailer cement truck, a 2017 Subaru Forester and a 4-door Mazda sedan were involved in the pileup.
According to Apple Valley Fire Protection District, the driver of the semi was trapped, and it took firefighters about 45 minutes to extricate him.
Cooper, a resident of Lucerne Valley, was a passenger in one of the vehicles and was killed in the crash.
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Four patients were sent to hospitals for treatment. The driver of the semi and another patient were listed as immediate. Two helicopters responded to the scene to airlift the two patients. The driver of the semi was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center in stable condition, and the other critical patient to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. The other two patients were listed as delayed and were also hospitalized in unknown condition.
The semi-truck hit and destroyed a wooden utility pole. Southern California Edison employees responded to repair the damage.
Bear Valley Road remained closed for several hours as Victorville CHP station investigated.
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