Crime & Safety

I-10 Collision Stalls Palm Springs Morning Commute

One person was hospitalized Tuesday in a crash where a truck careened off the freeway, into a ditch.

The crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 10 near mile marker 37, according to California Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 10 near mile marker 37, according to California Highway Patrol. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

PALM SPRINGS, CA — One person was taken to a hospital Tuesday following a two-vehicle collision in Palm Springs.

The crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 10 near mile marker 37, according to California Highway Patrol records.
A Ford truck collided with another vehicle, with the Ford's momentum taking it off the right shoulder and into a ditch, the agency said.

CHP records indicated that at least one person was taken to a local hospital with head injuries, while a vehicle was found 100 feet off the road on its wheels. It was not immediately clear if the hospitalized person was traveling in the truck or the second vehicle.

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