The investigation determined the driver, Fredrick Zazueta, age 24 of La Quinta, had been traveling westbound on Hwy. 111 east of Cook St. when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle drove across the center landscaped median causing minor damage to landscape lighting and a city sign and came to rest in the eastbound lanes facing west. It was determined intoxication may have been a factor in this collision and Zazueta was booked into the Riverside County jail in Indio for driving under the influence.

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.