[11-24-2022] San Bernardino County, CA – Teenage Girl Injured in Vehicle Rollover in Oak Hills

A teenage girl was injured and airlifted after a single-vehicle rollover in Oak Hills near Hesperia on Thursday afternoon, November 24, 2022.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred before 4:00 p.m. on Jenny Street between Fremontia Road and Mariposa Road.

The CHP, San Bernardino County Fire Department, and AMR responded to the crash, which involved a Polaris off-road vehicle that reportedly overturned at the bottom of a hill while traveling west on Jenny Street.

The victim was taken to the landing zone set up on Mariposa Road near Ranchero Road. The Hesperia Police closed Mariposa Road so a REACH helicopter could land and take the girl to a trauma center.

The adolescent was reportedly attentive and responsive to directions from the medical staff. The male adult driver, on the other hand, was unharmed.

After the helicopter took off, Mariposa Road was reopened. There were no other details available right away as the investigation continued.

Single Vehicle Accident Statistics

The National Safety Council reports many factors contributing to a rise in road deaths in 2020, including an increase in crashes involving not wearing seat belts, traveling at an unsafe speed, or being under the influence. Following three years of decline, the death rate increased by 8.3%. The number of deaths increased to 42,338 in 2020 from 39,107 in 2019.

Despite this increase, the rate of fatalities per 10 000 licensed cars dropped from 33 in 1913 to 1.53 in 2020, a decrease of 95%. With 1,300,000 automobiles on the road that year, it is no surprise that 4,200 individuals lost their lives. 276 million registered vehicles and 42,338 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2020.

In 2020, there were fewer persons (by 0.4 percentage points), fewer registered automobiles (by 0.2 percentage points), and fewer kilometers traveled (by 11 percentage points). The result was an increase of 21.7% in the death toll per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, 8.5% in the death toll per vehicle, and 7.9% in the death toll per person.

About 4.8 million people in 2020 needed medical attention after being harmed in a car crash. Injuries sustained in vehicle collisions were calculated to cost a total of $473.2 billion. All factors are lost pay, medical bills, office expenses, car repairs, and employer costs.

Car Accident Lawyers in San Bernardino County

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