A not so sober Sandra…was texting too…

2013-09-24 —Okay…for the many who have no idea what this slug line is about, Dinah Shore was famous for her Chevrolet commercial and the road on which this DUI crash took place is named for her…

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, September 23rd, 2013 at about 12:30 AM, officers  from the Rancho Mirage Police Department responded to a single vehicle  non-injury traffic collision near the intersection of Dinah Shore Drive and Key  Largo Avenue.

The driver of a Silver Honda Civic was traveling westbound on Dinah  Shore Drive. The driver was texting while driving, and struck the center  median. This caused the vehicle to travel over the curb, and come to rest  inside the sandy median. The driver was contacted, and displayed objective  symptoms of intoxication. Field sobriety tests were administered, and refused.  Sandra Santoyo Hernandez, age 31 of Cathedral City, CA was arrested and booked  into the Riverside County Jail in the city of Indio for driving while under the  influence of alcohol.

The Palm Desert Police and the Riverside County Sheriff’s  Department would like to caution all motorists to never drink and drive. All  drivers are encouraged to immediately call 9-1-1 if they see a suspected drunk  driver on the roadway.

Palm tree jumped in front of driver

On Sunday, September 22, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Rancho  Mirage Police officers responded to a traffic collision in the area of the  71000 block of Hwy 111, Rancho Mirage. The single-vehicle collision involved a  1998 black GMC truck, which drove over the center median of southbound lanes  and collided into a palm tree. The driver was uninjured and no other parties  were involved.

• Jose Jimenez, age 25 of Palm Springs was  identified as the driver and was arrested at the scene for suspicion of DUI.  Jimenez was booked into the jail located in the City of Indio.

It  is believed that alcohol consumption was a factor in this collision.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about  this incident is urged to contact the Palm Desert Police Department at 760-836-1600 or  anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP (7867).

Caudillo smashed and vamoosed but witness tracked him for the cops; DUI charged

On  Saturday, September 21, 2013, at approximately 10:45 P.M., officers from the Coachella  Police Department responded to a report of a hit and run traffic collision in  the 84000 block of Paseo Laredo, Coachella. Investigation revealed that a GMC  truck was traveling down the street when it collided into a parked vehicle. The  force of the impact caused the parked vehicle to collide with a second parked  vehicle. The driver later identified as Rene Rodriguez Caudillo, 29 years old of  Coachella fled the location. A witness to the collision followed Caudillo to  the area of Van Buren and Avenue 52, where Caudillo stopped.

Deputies  arrived on scene and determined Caudillo showed symptoms of being under the  influence of an alcoholic beverage and/or drugs. Caudillo was arrested for driving  while under the influence. He was not charged with the hit and run as the  victim refused prosecution. Caudillo was uninjured during the collision, but  was transported to JFK Hospital as a precaution. He was then booked into the  Riverside County jail in Indio for driving while impaired with alcohol and/or drugs.

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 Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, at (760) 863-8990, or they can call  in anonymously at (760) 341-STOP (7867).