MY SON WAS DRIVING BACK FROM WORK AT 11:30 P.M. ON A DARK DESERT ROAD WHEN HE CAME UPON A MAN FIXING A TIRE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS GENTLEMAN'S CAR WAS OUT ONTO THE ROAD A BIT AND THE DPS OFFICERS WERE CALLED BY OTHER DRIVERS SINCE IT WAS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. MY SON THEN CAME ALONG AND HIT THE CAR WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF HIS CAR (NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS AT THIS POINT). THEN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AND ROLLED HIS CAR ONTO THE DESERT FLOOR LANDING ON THE ROOF. STILL NO BAGS DEPLOYED AT THIS TIME. THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE CRAWLED OUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. AT THAT TIME THE DPS OFFICER WAS AT THE SCENE. HE SUSTAINED SEATBELT BURN TO HIS NECK, ROAD BURN TO ARM, BACK AND CUT FINGER FROM BROKEN GLASS. *TR