Woman Killed In DHS I-10 Motorcycle Crash ID'd As Arizona Resident

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA — A passenger on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that crashed last week on Interstate 10 in Desert Hot Springs was identified over the weekend as a Phoenix, Arizona, woman.

Cheryl McCoy, 68, was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center less than 2 hours after Thursday's 11:20 a.m. crash on westbound Interstate 10 near the Palm Drive exit.

According to the California Highway Patrol, she was on the back of the motorcycle, and the bike was towing a small trailer. For reasons that are unclear, the Harley's pilot — a 63-year-old man — made an unsafe turn to the left while traveling westbound at approximately 70 mph. The man lost control and the bike overturned in the freeway's center divider, the CHP reported.

Both people were ejected from the Harley and taken to the hospital with major injuries, but McCoy did not survive.

Neither alcohol nor drugs were suspected factors in the crash, according to the CHP.

Anyone with additional information about the crash was asked to call CHP Officer Johnson at 760-772-5300.