At 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, Megan Reeves, 30, of Idyllwild, was traveling west on Highway 243. She failed to park correctly, and her white 1997 Ford F150 pickup rolled forward and hit a wooden fence. Damage was minor.
No injury in traffic crash
By Susan Monroe

At 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, Megan Reeves, 30, of Idyllwild, was traveling west on Highway 243. She failed to park correctly, and her white 1997 Ford F150 pickup rolled forward and hit a wooden fence. Damage was minor.
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