A motorcycle versus auto accident caused by a suspected drunk driver in the Morongo Valley on October 19, 2008 sent four people to the hospital with injuries. According to the Hi-Desert Star, the injured victims were Marco Garcia, 24 and Erica Jacome, 20, both of National City; Toni Bahe, 32, and Adam Carsner, 38, both of Long Beach. The suspected drunk driver, 35-year-old Carlos Rodriguez of Long Beach was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving.
California Highway Patrol officials said Rodriguez was driving his 2001 Honda westbound on the Twentynine Palms Highway. He was just west of North Star Trail when he rear-ended a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle driven by Garcia. Both Garcia and his passenger, Jacome were thrown from the motorcycle onto the roadway. Both were injured but were able to make it to the shoulder. Rodriguez as well as his passengers, Bahe and Carsner, also suffered moderate injuries.
It’s a relief that Marco Garcia and Erica Jacome were not critically or fatally injured in this 10/19/08 auto accident. This could have turned out a lot worse. I wish them, as well as the other injured victims, a speedy recovery. I hope Rodriguez is held criminally and civilly responsible for this accident that caused injury to all these victims.
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