04/10/2015Â —Â Â Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 10:31 a.m., the Coachella Police Department responded to the area of Harrison Street and 51st Avenue regarding a DUI /non-injury traffic collision.
A silver Chrysler 300 was traveling northbound on Harrison Street, in the southbound lanes. In order to avoid the Chrysler, three other vehicles collided with each other.
The driver of the Chrysler, Cosme Diaz, 51 of Coachella, stopped at the scene of the collision. Diaz was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol/and or drugs and booked into the county jail in Indio
The Coachella Police Department encourages all drivers not to drink and drive. To report drunk drivers, please call 911. Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the Coachella Police Department at (760) 863-8990, or they can call anonymously at (760) 341-STOP (7867).