Driver identified in deadly I-10 rollover crash
Authorities have identified a motorist killed early Thursday morning in a crash on eastbound Interstate 10 near Date Palm Drive.
The Riverside County Coroner’s Office said Sammy Labastida, 28, of La Quinta died a short time after a single-vehicle rollover wreck that was reported 700-feet west of the Date Palm Drive exit ramp. The crash was first reported at 12:45 a.m.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
A SIG Alert was issued following the collision The freeway’s number one and two eastbound lanes were closed for approximately an hour due to the crash investigation.
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