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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — The paramedic driver critically injured Monday night in a head-on collision is undergoing surgery, NewsChannel 3 has learned.

Kohl Hetrick, 20, suffered a broken and shattered vertebrae, a deflated lung and multiple other broken bones when the ambulance he was driving crashed into car going the wrong way on Palm Drive near Desert Hot Springs.

Hetrick remains in criticial condition at Desert Regional Medical Center.

Full Story: Crash: 2 killed, 3 others injured