A vehicle crash on eastbound State Route 178 west of Poison Canyon left one person dead Friday night, authorities said.
The California Highway Patrol dispatch logs reported the collision at 8:24 p.m. in the Mojave area. A reporting party described the vehicle as all smashed up with no one inside. The incident was initially logged as a traffic collision with an ambulance en route, then updated to unknown injuries before being changed back. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a death at the scene east of Trona Road and west of Poison Canyon, with notification at 8:31 p.m.
CHP units were assigned and en route starting at 8:29 p.m., with one unit clearing the scene at 8:35 p.m.
No lane blockages were reported.
The identities of those involved and the cause of the crash were not immediately available.
The CHP recorded the crash at GPS coordinates: 35.654616 -117.457459
Sources:
– CHP CAD incident viewer: https://cad.chp.ca.gov/
