Woman in jail accused of DUI after crashing into parked car, block wall

A woman is in jail accused of DUI after a crash in Palm Desert. It happened on Monday at about 5:00 p.m. Palm Desert police responded to a report of a multi-vehicle traffic collision near the intersection of San Pablo north of San Gorgonio Way.

Officers learned a Nissan Sentra was traveling south on San Pablo Avenue when it collided with a parked vehicle. The parked vehicle was unoccupied and the Nissan continued south and came to rest after colliding with a block wall. The Nissan was occupied by a driver and a single passenger.

During the course of the investigation, it was determined that drugs or alcohol may have played a factor in the collision.

Both people were taken to the hospital. The driver, identified as Nicole Cervantes, a 32-year-old resident of Palm Desert, was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital. After her release, she was booked into the Indio Jail for felony DUI. The passenger, an adult female, was treated for minor, non-life threatening injuries and released from the hospital.