Crash on Washington St at Highland Palms Dr, La Quinta, California

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Injury crash3 vehicles
Report number
LA250420060

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Washington St at Highland Palms Dr
City, county
La Quinta, Riverside County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
50 mph
Primary collision factor cited
Yes
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2016 Honda Accord

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 25Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2020 Hyundai Elantra

Red Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, female, 86Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 85Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2012 Toyota Camry

White Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, male, 74Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
23153(b)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATEDas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report
Unit 1 charge
CVC 23153(b)as recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

60 crashes recorded on Washington St in La Quinta in the last 12 months, 19 with injuries.

All La Quinta crashes, February 2025

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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