Crime & Safety
Palm Desert DUI Suspect Crashes Into Parked Vehicle
Police said a 31-year-old was under the influence when he hit a parked pick-up truck.
A 31-year-old Palm Desert man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his vehicle ran into a parked pick-up truck, sheriff's officials said Monday.
Jeffrey Howe was not injured in the crash, according to Riverside County Sheriff's Sergeant Eichelt.
Eichelt said the crash was reported about 2:15 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Magnesia Falls Drive and Rutledge Way, just east of Portola Avenue.
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Howe’s Scion xB reportedly ran into the parked pickup as it traveled westbound on Magnesia Falls Drive. No one else was in the Scion, according to Eichelt.
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