One woman died and two others were critically injured after their vehicle left Interstate 15 and traveled down a steep embankment in the Cajon Pass, authorities said.
The incident occurred at about 1:53 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, off I-15 near Kenwood Avenue in the Cajon Pass, according to the California Highway Patrol.
San Bernardino County Fire, Cal Fire and the Forest Service first responded to a report of a vehicle emitting smoke off Interstate 15.
Arriving firefighters found a badly damaged vehicle on its roof, down an 80-foot embankment off the right shoulder of southbound I-15. Crews upgraded the assignment to a rescue as they moved down the hillside to the vehicle to begin patient care, San Bernardino County Fire officials stated.
First responders found a total of three adults inside the vehicle. Two individuals with critical injuries and the other passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Jhenéy Wallace, 20, was identified as the person who died. Wallace was a 2024 graduate of Victor Valley High School and student at Victor Valley College.
One of the injured adults was hoisted up to a medical helicopter and flown to a local trauma center. The second injured individual was brought up the hillside and transferred to a waiting ambulance, where they were taken to a local trauma center.
The identities of the two survivors have not been released.
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: One dead, two critically injured as vehicle crashes in the Cajon Pass
Reporting by Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press / Victorville Daily Press
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By Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press | USA TODAY Network
