86-year-old man dies in hospital after Cathedral City crash

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) - An 86-year-old man was pronounced dead in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Cathedral City.

The crash was first reported at 4:20 p.m. on Date Palm Drive and Tachevah Drive.

Police said the two vehicles involved were found with significant damage. Both drivers were transported to Desert Regional Medical Center for complaints of pain. 

One of the drivers, identified as Raymond Johnson of Cathedral City, was pronounced dead at the hospital just before 1 a.m. "due to injuries sustained from the collision."

"Although several citizens stopped to lend assistance, no one was located who actually witnessed the collision," reads a news release by the Cathedral City Police Department.

The Traffic Bureau is requesting anyone who witnessed the collision to contact Officer Jeff Bird at 
760-770-0332 or email at: JBird@cathedralcity.gov