Big Warlock
01-03-2007, 02:25 PM
Glendale teen dies after wreck at Calif. off-road area
Associated Press
Jan. 3, 2007 01:05 PM
YUMA - A teenage Glendale girl died Monday of injuries she suffered the previous day in an accident at the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreational Area, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Nicole Brown died after being taken to Yuma Medical Center and then St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, CHP officer Joe Miller and Maricopa County Medical Examiner's office confirmed.
Brown was a passenger in a pickup driven Larry Brown, 40, of Phoenix, the CHP said. He crested a sand dune and the right side tires slipped over the edge, causing the pickup to roll repeatedly to the bottom of the hill. Nicole Brown was ejected. advertisement
An unidentified 17-year-old girl from Peoria also sustained major injuries. The driver and three other passengers suffered only minor injuries.
Miller said the accident is under investigation.
There were two other minor accidents in the Dunes area over the holiday weekend and 13 people were arrested for DUI, up from eight last New Year's.
Associated Press
Jan. 3, 2007 01:05 PM
YUMA - A teenage Glendale girl died Monday of injuries she suffered the previous day in an accident at the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreational Area, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Nicole Brown died after being taken to Yuma Medical Center and then St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, CHP officer Joe Miller and Maricopa County Medical Examiner's office confirmed.
Brown was a passenger in a pickup driven Larry Brown, 40, of Phoenix, the CHP said. He crested a sand dune and the right side tires slipped over the edge, causing the pickup to roll repeatedly to the bottom of the hill. Nicole Brown was ejected. advertisement
An unidentified 17-year-old girl from Peoria also sustained major injuries. The driver and three other passengers suffered only minor injuries.
Miller said the accident is under investigation.
There were two other minor accidents in the Dunes area over the holiday weekend and 13 people were arrested for DUI, up from eight last New Year's.