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A gold 1999 Cadillac driven by Patrick Wayne Williams, 47 years old of La Quinta, was traveling southbound Avenida Vallejo and struck a parked car, head on. Williams was evaluated and arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol/ and or drugs. Williams was taken to a local area hospital as a precaution prior to being booked into the Riverside County jail in Indio.

On Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 1:32 A.M. the Coachella Police Department responded to the area of Ave Del Parque and Ave 50, regarding a DUI non-injury traffic collision. A white Cadillac collided with a block wall. The driver, a 17-year-old male juvenile from Thermal, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol/and or drugs. The juvenile was taken to a local area hospital as a precaution and released to his parents.

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).

According to Sergeant Jessica Vanderhoof 0n Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 1:56 A.M. the Coachella Police Department responded to the area of Tripoli Way and Avenue 52 regarding a silver-colored Toyota Camry that collided into a utility pole. Witnesses observed the driver fleeing the scene of the collision. The suspect, Hernan Bustamante, age 22, of Coachella was determined to have been driving the Toyota at the time of the collision and located in front of a nearby residence attempting to hide from officers. Bustamante was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and hit and run. Bustamante was taken to a local area hospital for a precaution prior to being booked into the Riverside County jail in Indio.

05/29/2014 — According to Sgt. Larry Sherman of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, at about 8:23 a.m. Deputies responded to a Hit and Run traffic collision in the parking lot at Washington Street and Country Club Drive in Palm Desert. A car had collided into another vehicle in the parking lot. The vehicle’s driver and passenger fled the area on foot.

Deputies located the driver, Jason Loudenslager, and passenger, Apolonio Veliz, a short distance away. Loudenslager, age 23 of Coachella, was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently arrested for DUI, hit and run, possession of a short barreled rifle, and possession of a high capacity magazine.