PALM DESERT, CA — One person died, and another was seriously injured in a high-speed crash Friday morning in Palm Desert, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
Emergency responders were called to Park View Drive, near the 72100 block of Highway 111, just after 6 a.m. They found a single vehicle that had crashed into a fence, trapping two people inside.
Firefighters used the jaws of life to free both individuals. One victim suffered severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital by ground ambulance, while the other was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the cause of the crash.