Phoenix Woman ID'd In Fatal I-10 Coachella Valley Crash

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA — Authorities identified a 68-year-old woman who succumbed to her injuries at a hospital after a motorcycle she was on overturned Friday on Interstate 10 near Desert Hot Springs.

She was identified as Cheryl McCoy of Phoenix, Arizona by the Riverside County coroner's office.

Officers responded at 11:24 a.m. Thursday to a report of a solo-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 10 near the Palm Drive exit, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A 63-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman on a green Harley-Davidson motorcycle were hauling a small trailer on the freeway at around 70 mph, CHP Public Information Officer David Torres told City News Service. At some point, the man made an unsafe turn to the left, lost control and overturned into the center divider of the freeway.

Both were ejected from the motorcycle and taken to Desert Regional Medical Center with major injuries, Torres said. The woman succumbed to her injuries at the hospital at 12:58 p.m. Thursday according to coroner's officials.

Neither alcohol nor drugs were suspected factors in the crash.

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