A man is behind bars on suspicion of a DUI following a deadly overnight traffic collision in Palm Desert early Friday morning. One person died at the scene after police say two cars collided at 2:30 a.m. near the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa. Another person involved in the wreck declined to receive
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The City of Palm Springs reopened N. Indian Canyon Drive through the Whitewater Wash Tuesday morning at 7:10 a.m. and Gene Autry Trail at 8:25 a.m. after closing both a day earlier due to blowing sand and low visibility. The major traffic arteries were closed for nearly a day. Be the first to know when
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UPDATE – Thursday 12:00 PM N Indian Canyon is now open UPDATE – Wednesday 3:25 PM Vista Chino is back open. N Indian Canyon remains closed UPDATE – Wednesday 2:35 PM Gene Autry is now open, police confirmed. As of Wednesday afternoon, Vista Chino and N Indian Canyon remain closed. Be the first to know
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A SigAlert was issued for several hours on Interstate 10 through Banning and Beaumont Wednesday morning due to a collision that closed 3 traffic lanes. The traffic backup from the collisions stretched up to 6 miles past the Highway 60 interchange. Three big rig trucks collided in the eastbound freeway lanes near Highland Springs Avenue at
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Motorists were facing a traffic slowdown on Interstate 10 in Cabazon Tuesday morning following a wreck involving a big rig and a construction truck. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision happened in the freeway’s westbound lanes east of Morongo Trail and the Desert Premium Outlets mall at 2:51 a.m. Only minor injuries were reported,
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UPDATE as of 8:10 a.m.: Freeway traffic is clearing and Interstate 10 eastbound lanes are back up to normal speeds. ORIGINAL STORY: A collision involving a big rig truck and another vehicle was slowing eastbound Interstate 10 traffic Thursday morning. The wreck was reported at 6:17 a.m. just west of the Gene Autry Trail freeway
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A collision involving a stopped full-size truck, a box van, and another car was slowing Interstate 10 traffic westbound through Beaumont Tuesday. The crash was reported at 7:49 a.m. in the freeway’s westbound lanes just east of Highland Springs Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. At least a mile of traffic backup was reported. Eastbound
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Indio Police are now calling the death of a man whose body was found early Friday morning a homicide. Investigators say a driver crashed his bullet-riddled truck into a retaining wall. News Channel 3 has learned the body also had gunshot wounds. News Channel 3’s Samantha Lomibao spoke with Vincent De La Cruz, who
Continue Reading N Indian Canyon is now back open at the Whitewater Wash off the I-10, the city of Palm Springs announced on Thursday. The road was closed for several days due to flooding from last week’s storm. Get the News Channel 3 app here.
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Flood waters from rain in our local mountains shut down Indian Canyon Drive between Interstate 10 and the city of Palm Springs early Friday. The closure marked the second time in two weeks the roadway was closed due to water. Palm Springs Police closed the road at 6:00 a.m. between Sunrise Parkway and Garnet Road.
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Eastbound Interstate 10 was reopened to traffic east of Coachella Wednesday morning after the road washed out during a monsoonal thunderstorm near State Route 177. Westbound freeway lanes are also open. The California Highway Patrol said a one-lane 6-mile eastbound traffic detour was created around the collapsed bridge with a posted speed limit of 25
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Indio Police shut down Fred Waring Drive Monday morning between Jefferson Street and Clinton Street due to a traffic collision at the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Burr Street. The department urged drivers to avoid the area for several hours, according to a Facebook post shared shortly after 8:00 a.m. The collision involved two
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A deadly wreck was slowing freeway traffic on Interstate 10 in Beaumont and Banning Tuesday morning and was expected to continue impacting drivers until 9:40 a.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, a motorist was killed in a collision reported at 6:23 a.m. It occurred in the freeway’s westbound lanes just east of Highland Springs
Continue Reading N Indian Canyon Drive is back open from Sunrise Parkway to Garnet Road. The road was shut down Monday night due to flooding. At this time, there were no other weather-related closures at any of the other major roadways along the Whitewater Wash. Monday afternoon, rain caused flooding at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The
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NÂ Gene Autry Trail through the Whitewater wash is back open after a major injury crash shut the road down for seven hours. The head-on collision was reported at around 7:30 a.m. Lt. Gustavo Araiza of the Palm Springs Police Department said one driver suffered major injuries while the other sustained moderate injuries. Both were transported
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Traffic was backed up for miles Friday morning along Interstate 10 westbound lanes through Banning and Beaumont due to a big rig fire aboard a truck hauling cars. A SigAlert was issued at 8:21 a.m. following the mishap on the freeway near the Highland Springs Exit. A truck fire was reported at 7:21 a.m. The freeway’s
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The second phase of a $5.5 million improvement project that includes sidewalk upgrades and landscaped medians on roads alongside the Riverside County Fairgrounds began today. “These renovations are a boon for our city,” Indio Mayor Waymond Fermon said. “The median improvements and landscaping, smoother roads and beautification will uplift the entire 111 corridor for students,
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Crews were working to clear debris from a collision on Interstate 10 in Cabazon Thursday morning and had cleared the roadway by 9:08 a.m. Two traffic lanes were blocked due to the police and fire activity in the freeway’s eastbound lanes east of Main Street. The collision happened at 7:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
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UPDATE: North Gene Autry Trail reopened to traffic at 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning in both the north and southbound directions. All roads in and out of Palm Springs are open again. UPDATE: At 5:30 pm Monday, Palm Springs Police alerted the public that Indian Canyon at the wash is now open. Earlier in the day
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Interstate 10 traffic was being slowed Wednesday morning in the westbound lanes through Palm Desert from Washington Street to Monterey Avenue. #Traffic heads up: Workers are clearing sand in the center lanes of I-10 from Monterey to Bob Hope. This means lane closures and slowing traffic. Drive carefully or avoid the highway. https://t.co/2HjZB4AIaQVarner Road is a
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