RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – A 44-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle while in the crosswalk in Rancho Mirage on Tuesday morning.
At around 7:52 a.m.,deputies from the Palm Desert Station responded for the report of a vehicle versus pedestrian and a vehicle at Bob Hope Drive and Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage. The driver of the vehicle, a 74-year-old woman remained at the scene throughout the investigation. The preliminary investigation revealed that the driver was making a left turn from eastbound Rancho Las Palmas onto northbound Bob Hope Drive when she hit the female victim.
The pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the collision and was transported to the hospital. Alcohol or drugs are not a factor and the cause remains under investigation at this time.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has further information is asked to call Deputy Travis Lloyd of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Palm Desert Station at (760) 836-1600.
