Crime & Safety
2 Injured In Palm Desert DUI Crash: Cops
The incident was reported around 6:30 a.m. in the 75000 block of Hovley Lane East.
PALM DESERT, CA -- A Rancho Mirage man was arrested last Saturday morning for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol before crashing into a tree. The incident was reported around 6:30 a.m. in the 75000 block of Hovley Lane East, police said.
Police said Christian Cooper, 22, collided with a tree in the center median near Indian Ridge Drive.
Cooper did not sustain any injuries as a result of the collision, however two passengers from the vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to a local hospital as a precaution.
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Cooper was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is urged to contact Officer Steven Nelson with the Palm Desert Police Department at (760) 836-1600 or call anonymously at (760) 341-STOP (7867) and reference incident #T181670018.
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