APPLE VALLEY, CA : Off-road crash kills two Apple Valley residents on Saturday, 18th January, 2020

Two town residents were killed over the weekend in a single-vehicle, off-road crash that ejected one passenger and trapped two others, authorities said.

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Coroner’s Division officials said Tandy Patnode, 39, and Eric Aranda, 30, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash — near Central Road — on Saturday afternoon by medical personnel.

Officials said Apple Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the scene just before 12:30 p.m. Two other occupants, ages 33 and 14, also suffered injuries.

The driver of the vehicle was transported to St. Joseph Health, St. Mary, and a passenger was airlifted to a local trauma center.

The station’s Major Accident Investigation Team worked the scene and determined that the 1986 Toyota 4Runner was traveling on a dirt trail, west of Central Road, and crossed over Zuni Road where it became airborne after colliding into the dirt shoulder.

According to the coroner’s report, the 4Runner’s occupants were off-road enthusiasts. After striking the berm, the 4 Runner overturned and came to a rest upside down.

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