Palm Springs DUI hit-and-run suspect arrested
Two people are recovering after a crash early Saturday morning that police believe was caused by a drunk driver.
Officers say a 21-year old man and a 19-year old woman were riding a motorcycle north on South Palm Canyon just before 2AM.
Police say a car heading south in the wrong lane side-swiped the motorcycle. The driver didn’t stop. Both victims went to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
About a half hour later, police found 20-year old Antonia Contreras sitting in a car parked in a concealed manner in a nearby parking lot. Contreras, who is from mecca, was arrested for a DUI and felony hit-and-run.
