Coroner IDs man killed in crash with tree in Rancho Mirage
Update: 8/16/24
The coroner's office identified the person killed in the crash as Charlie Garcia Rodriguez, 22, of Cathedral City.
Original Report: 8/11/24
One person is dead after their vehicle crashed into a tree Sunday evening in Rancho Mirage.
CAL FIRE officials said the crash was reported at around 6:10 p.m. on Highway 111 and Paxton Drive, west of the Rancho Mirage library.
"Preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle was traveling northbound Hwy 111 at a high rate of speed and lost control. The investigation of the collision is ongoing," writes Sergeant Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez, public information officer with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities confirmed. The person's identity has not been released to the public.
Brito-Gonzalez said the investigation remains ongoing.
Witnesses were encouraged to contact Deputy Abrego of the Palm Desert Sheriff's Station at 760-836-1600 or the Riverside County Sheriff's Dispatch at 760-836-3215.
Stay with News Channel 3 for any new developments.
