Drivers worry about mysterious stacks of rocks in DHS

Residents in Desert Hot Springs say a man is stacking piles of rocks on medians and sidewalks along Palm Drive near Pierson Boulevard.

“He stacks them pretty good,” resident Jesse Rodriguez said. “He does them every day and wherever he’s at.”

“It’s random. It’s odd,” said Brandon Trujillo, manager at Desert Collision. “I’m not sure why people are doing it or what their benefit from it is.”

The problem is the rocks tip over and fall onto the roadway.

There have been several Facebook posts about it. One woman warned drivers to be careful. She couldn’t see the rocks on the road, ran over some and had to pay $200 for a new tire.

“It could create some blowouts and could cause accidents from that. I know it’s not the best place to be doing that,” Trujillo said.

Desert Hot Springs city leaders said they’re aware of the rock piles and want it to stop.

Policesay it’s not illegal, but the man could get in trouble if someone gets seriously hurt.

Artistic or dangerous? You decide.