Big Rig Trailer Overturns on I-10 in Whitewater; 1 Injured

Big Rig Trailer Overturns on I-10 in Whitewater; 1 Injured

One person suffered minor injuries Monday when a motorist allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel and struck a big rig on eastbound Interstate 10 in Whitewater. The crash was reported about 10 a.m. Monday near the Whitewater off-ramp, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. An 80-year-old man from Palm Desert was driving a Mercedes GLC 300 and traveling at an unspecified rate of speed when the motorist fell asleep behind the wheel, los…