Woman Falls Out Of Moving RV

INDIO -A woman landed on her head when she fell out of a moving motor home in a freak accident in Indio today, police said.

The woman, whose name was not released, fell around 10:45 a.m. as her husband was making a left turn from Jefferson Street to Highway 111, said Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department.

The woman was trying to secure the door of the RV so her dog would not fall out, but lost her balance during the turn and fell, Guitron said.

“Basically, it was a freak accident,” he said.

The woman was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs for treatment, but a report on her condition was not available.

Officers initially had a hard time understanding the woman because she had reverted to speaking German, which was her first language, instead of English, according to Guitron.

“Luckily, two of our officers speak German,” he said, adding that he did not know if the woman was a German national.

The intersection was shut down for about 30 minutes and the accident was under investigation.