Four traffic collisions last week

Four collisions occurred on local roads last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.
At 4:40 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, Rigoberto Guzman Moran, 64 of Desert Hot Springs, was driving his gray 2016 Toyota Highlander north on Highway 243 just north of Rock Glen Drive at a stated speed of 30 mph. Due to the snow and ice on the roadway and Moran’s speed, he lost control, spun and collided with a telephone pole, blocking the northbound lane. Moran was uninjured and his vehicle was towed by Idyllwild Garage.
Five minutes later at the same location, a second collision occurred. Michael Lawrence Buczyna, 30 of Temecula, was driving a yellow 2010 John Deere Motor Grader northbound on Highway 243 at a stated speed of 18 mph while plowing the roadway. Buczyna observed the gray Highlander disabled after the previous collision, blocking the northbound lane of traffic, but was unable to avoid the vehicle. The plow attached to the motor grader collided with the right side of the Toyota Highlander. Buczyna was not injured and was able to drive away from the scene.
At 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, David Alexis Franco, 31 of Desert Hot Springs, was driving his white 2021 Toyota Tacoma westbound on Jameson Drive just east of Highway 243 at a stated speed of 3 mph. Catherine Chatfield Smith, 50 of Idyllwild, was driving her black 2003 Honda Element eastbound at a stated speed of 1 mph. Due to the ice on the roadway and Franco driving at an unsafe speed without chains, he lost control and struck the left side of Smith’s vehicle. No injuries occurred and both cars were driven from the scene.
At 1:25 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1, Katie Lee Pfleger, 42 of Idyllwild, was driving her green 2000 Toyota 4Runner south on Highway 243 just south of Jameson Drive at a stated speed of 25 mph. Tomas Diaz, 61 of Winchester, was driving his white 2018 Ford F-150 and had come to a complete stop in the southbound lane ahead of Pfleger. Due to Pfleger’s unsafe speed, she collided with the rear of Diaz’s vehicle. Neither party involved was injured and both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene.