Superintendent involved in car collision

TWENTYNINE PALMS — Morongo Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Patricio Vargas was alert and walking around in the wake of a traffic acciden...

September 20, 2023
4:20 AM

TWENTYNINE PALMS — Morongo Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Patricio Vargas was alert and walking around in the wake of a traffic accident he was involved in on Utah Trail at Amboy Road around 10:30Friday morning, Sept. 15. Vargas, whose SUV was left with extensive front end damage in the middle of the intersection, said he was hit by another SUV heading west on Amboy Road. He said he was heading south on Utah Trail and pulled into the intersection when his vehicle was struck. He said he was not hurt.