The wreck occurred around 12:43 p.m., February 1, on Highway 95 about 2 miles from the border.
Needles, CA – The San Bernardino County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the names of three people who were killed in a head-on collision near the California-Nevada Border on Sunday afternoon.
The Medical Examiner’s office identified the victims as Robert Bagozzi, a 78-year-old resident of Washington, UT, Wendy Bagozzi, a 77-year-old resident of Washington, UT, and Kenzlie Cavasar, a 7-year-old resident of Las Vegas, NV.
Robert Bagozzi was the driver while Wendy and Cavasar were passengers.
All three victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Five other people were injured in the crash.
The deadly collision occurred around 12:43 p.m., February 1, on Highway 95 about 2 miles from the border.
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Needles, CA – Three people died, and five others were airlifted to the hospital after a head-on collision that happened Sunday afternoon near the California-Nevada border.
The wreck occurred around 12:43 p.m., February 1, on Highway 95 about 2 miles from the border.
According to the California Highway Patrol, a notification of the crash was received from an iPhone.
CHP officers, the San Bernardino County Fire Department, and the Clark County Fire Department responded to the scene.
The firefighters extricated everybody from the vehicles.
Three people were pronounced dead at the scene.
Five others were airlifted to the nearest trauma centers in unknown condition.
No other details were available, but the crash is under investigation by the CHP Needles Office.
Between 2019 and 2023, Needles saw notable shifts in serious traffic collision counts. In 2019, the city had 5 victims killed or injured in fatal and injury crashes, a relatively low total that placed it near the lower end of comparable California communities. By 2021, this count rose to 14 victims, and in 2022 it further increased to 15 victims, indicating a period of heightened collision frequency. In contrast, 2023 data show a substantial decline, with only 6 victims killed or injured, roughly half the count from the previous two years. Alcohol-involved crash counts dropped from 3 victims in 2022 to 1 in 2023, and DUI arrests fell from 28 to 10 over the same period. Speed-related and nighttime collisions also decreased, suggesting an overall reduction in serious crash involvement in 2023 compared with the earlier upward trend. These changes reflect fluctuation rather than a consistent pattern, influenced by small-sample variability in this low-population community.
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