Driver Arrested In Bicycle Injury Hit-And-Run Was Driving Intoxicated, Police Say

PALM SPRINGS, CA — A driver has been arrested for the hit-and-run of a bicyclist in Palm Springs, authorities said Monday.

The crash was reported about 7:13 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Avenida Caballeros and Vista Chino, according to the Palm Springs Police Department.

Officers found an adult male bicyclist with moderate injuries, who was taken to a hospital, police said.

Andre Colucci, 62, of Palm Springs, was later identified as the suspect and arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run causing injury and DUI causing injury, according to police.

He was booked at the Benoit Detention Center in Indio with bail set at $30,000.

Anyone with additional information about the collision was asked to call the department's Traffic Division at 760-323-8125.