October 23, 2017, Monday at 5:05 P.M. on State Route
330 (San Bernardino Mountains, out of Highland) a 1988 Ford Dump Truck pulling
a flatbed trailer loaded with construction equipment, was traveling
south-bound.
Driver
of the Ford truck, Jesus Padilla Marquez, a 47 years-old resident of Menifee, California
was travelling at approximately 25 - 30 miles per hour, north of the SR-330 Middle
Passing Lanes. Marquez was negotiating a left turn when he experienced the possibility
of the truck’s brakes overheating. As a result, the Ford truck collided
with the mountainside, consequently overturning, partially blocking the
southbound lane of SR-330.
The
truck overturn-collision with the brakes catching on fire, halted mountain traffic. This
incident caused SR-330 to be closed to traffic for approximately three & a half
hours, in both directions.
Fortunately,
Jesus Padilla Marquez claimed no injuries as a result of this traffic
collision.
California Highway Patrol
Arrowhead Area - Running Springs
CHP Public Information Officer Juan Quintero