Palm Springs man identified in deadly I-10 crash

The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died in Sunday’s collision as Adam Peters, 67, of Palm Springs.

Peters died after his vehicle rolled over on eastbound Interstate-10, just West of the Haugen-Lehmann exit near the Banning-Whitewater border around 4 p.m. His passenger, an unidentified adult female, was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. There was no update on her condition Sunday night.

ORIGINAL STORY:

At least one person is dead following a major wreck on eastbound Interstate-10, west of the Haugen-Lehmann exit in Whitewater Sunday evening.

The first arriving engine company reported one vehicle had rolled over with two victims. According to a California Highway Patrol Sergeant, an adult male driver died at the scene. His passenger, an adult female, was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The accident occurred around 4:05 p.m. Witnesses said the vehicle was speeding and lost control. CHP could not confirm if wind was a factor.

However, authorities said there were three separate accidents in the area that occurred sequentially. The first was a single vehicle accident, the second a two-vehicle accident, and the third involved a motorcyclist who suffered moderate injuries after they lost control trying to stop when approaching the standing-still traffic.

All lanes of the freeway were shut down at one point, but were reopened by 4:50 p.m.