Palm Desert man arrested for DUI after rear ending truck and fleeing scene

A 35-year-old probationer suspected of rear-ending apickup truck in an alcohol-related injury crash in Palm Desert and thenfleeing the scene was behind bars Tuesday.

Stewart Frost of Palm Desert was being held at the Riverside County Jailin Indio in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to sheriff’s booking records.

He was driving a Ford Focus east on Highway 111 around 4:15 p.m. Mondaywhen he rear-ended a Chevrolet Silverado stopped for a red light at Fred WaringDrive, said Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Carroll.

Frost fled the scene and was later found in the area of several nearbyrestaurants, Carroll said.

Both Frost and the other driver suffered minor injuries in the crash andwere treated at a hospital, he said.

Frost was booked on suspicion of hit-and-run causing injury while underthe influence of alcohol or drugs, driving with a blood alcohol concentrationof .08 and causing injury, and violating his probation, all felonies. He wasdue in court in Indio on Thursday, according to sheriff’s records.