Eight people have been killed locally and at least three others seriously injured in off-roading accidents during the past 12 months. Five of those killed died in crashes at Rowher Flats.
The latest incident at the Canyon Country Off-Highway Vehicles area claimed the life of 25-year-old Jacqueline “Jackie” Cork of Redlands on Saturday. Cork was a passenger in a Jeep that plunged 1,500 feet down a ravine at the off-roading site.
The Jeep’s driver, Ian James Pike, 28, of Granada Hills suffered major injuries in the crash and was airlifted to Antelope Valley Hospital.
The single-vehicle crash occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday when Pike drove the 1996 Jeep Cherokee up a steep incline, California Highway Patrol Officer John Lutz said.
Saturday’s fatal crash is the latest in a series of off-road crashes in and around the Santa Clarita Valley that have claimed someone’s life an average of every other month for a year.
Rowher Flats is owned and maintained by the U.S. Forest Service, and spokeswoman Sherry Rollman said the service emphasizes safety...
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