The 44-year-old male who lost his life in a traffic collision on Highway 74 in July has been identified as Keith Marlin of Anza.
At about 9:20 p.m. Friday, July 20, a sedan traveled off of the roadway, causing fatal injuries to the driver, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Marlin was driving a 1998 Mercedes Benz E320 westbound on Highway 74, west of Palowet Drive. For reasons still under investigation, the Mercedes traveled off of the roadway and overturned.
The driver of the vehicle was not wearing his seatbelt and was ejected during the collision. There were no passengers in the Mercedes.
According to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer and involved parties, at about 1:43 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, James Pomeroy, 74, of Idyllwild, was traveling southbound on Highway 243 north of Vista Grande Road, when for unknown reasons, he lost control of his silver 2018 Subaru Forester, crossing over the northbound lane and running into a parked yellow 2017 GSXR Suzuki motorcycle, then traveling in a southeasterly direction down a dirt embankment into bushes and boulders. The female motorcyclist/witness, Corylee Sagandoy, 28, of Grand Terrace, had pulled into a turnout to take photos of the landscape, standing about 1 foot from her motorcycle when it was struck. She was uninjured, while Pomeroy suffered minor injuries and was transported by American Medical Response to San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital for evaluation. Idyllwild Garage towed the Subaru. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
The United States Postal Service will hold a passport fair at the North Palm Springs Post Office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. The fair is for first-time passport applicants. No appointments are necessary. Customers have the option of applying for a passport book (good for all international travel) or a passport…
In last week’s story about Fairway Market cashier Lois Denholm, we stated a bank account would be opened at the local BBVA Idyllwild branch. That account is now open. Anyone wishing to help Lois and husband Bob can make a contribution at the bank. Just state you wish to make a deposit “for Lois Denholm.”…
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California Highway Patrol Officer Ron Esparza said a solo traffic collision occurred around 12 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. Kathryn Ramsey Fagan, 63, of Hemet, was heading west on Highway 74 near mile marker 57 in her 2005 Nissan Murano when she missed a turn and catapulted 20 to 30 feet into the air landing about…
One reportable collision occurred on Highway 243 almost two weeks ago, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier.The newspaper will report on the fatality that occurred on Sunday, May 9 as soon as CHP is able to release information.At 10:55 p.m. Saturday, May 8, Jaimethon Llyr Titties, 20 of Twentynine Palms,…
Even though the boulder that closed Highway 243 between Idyllwild and Pine Cove from Jan. 10 to 13 is gone — mashed into pebbles now — the effect of this incident still remains. And while the county encourages and pursues planning for possible disasters such as fires, earthquakes or El Niño, the boulder was deemed…
