Three Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-10 Near Dillon Road in Coachella
Coachella, CA – April 14 – Three people were killed Tuesday night in a wrong-way collision on Interstate 10 near Coachella, according to the California Highway Patrol. Authorities reported that the crash occurred at approximately 10 p.m. east of Dillon Road. Preliminary findings indicate that a 71-year-old man from Orange was driving a Toyota Camry westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 when he collided head-on with a Honda Accord driven by a 50-year-old woman from Phoenix, Arizona. Officials confirmed that both drivers, along with a male passenger in the Honda, sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities stated that alcohol and drugs were not believed to be factors in the crash. The identities of the victims have not yet been released.
