A car that was reported stolen in a carjacking then got into a crash near College of the Desert in Palm Desert the morning of Monday, May 11, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
At around 8:40 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a carjacking in the area of Highway 74 and Bursera Way, the sheriff’s office said. That’s about a mile south of Highway 111.
As deputies started to search for the vehicle, they were notified of a traffic collision that had occurred near Parkview Drive, which is one of the main entrances to College of the Desert. That’s almost two miles north of where the carjacking had allegedly happened.
The sheriff’s office said one of the vehicles in the crash was the one that had been allegedly stolen. Both motorists involved in the collision were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
The investigation remained ongoing as of Monday afternoon. No other details were immediately available.
Sam Morgen covers the city of Palm Springs for The Desert Sun. Reach him at smorgen@gannett.com.
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Reporting by Sam Morgen, Palm Springs Desert Sun / Palm Springs Desert Sun
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