Coachella Valley Woman Crashes, Dies After Losing Control Of Car

COACHELLA VALLEY, CA -- A woman was killed when she lost control of her car and struck a neighborhood marker sign in La Quinta, officials said Thursday.

It's believed that Miki Cortez, 57, of La Quinta, was driving a silver BMW when she failed to negotiate the roundabout at Eisenhower and Calle Sinaloa, colliding with the concrete La Quinta Cove sign at the intersection, authorities say.

Sheriff's deputies responded to the site of the single-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of Calle Sinaloa and Eisenhower Drive just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, according to Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. David Aldrich, and Cortez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies don't believe drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, Aldrich said.

City News Service contributed to this report.