Coroner IDs Motorist Killed In Desert Hot Springs Crash

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA — A motorist killed over the weekend in a crash on Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs was identified as a local man.

Adrian Mendez Ibarra, 28, of Desert Hot Springs was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that was reported at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday, according to the coroner's bureau.

He died on northbound Palm Drive, approximately 458 feet north of Camino Aventura, the agency reported.

According to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department, Palm Drive was closed for several hours in both directions at southbound Camino Campanero to northbound Camino Aventura due to the crash investigation.

Further details were not released.