Crash on I-10 W/B East of Date Palm Drive at Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City, California

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM

Property damage only3 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
CHP Indio Area
Report number
9630-2025-01718

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

Where and when

Location
I-10 W/B East of Date Palm Drive at Date Palm Drive
City, county
Cathedral City, Riverside County
Collision type
Hit Object
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Object
Posted speed limit
55 / 70 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Obstruction on Roadway*
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
4
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1

Pickups and Panels

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • DriverRestraint: Occupant Unknown
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2018 International Truck Tractor- Diesel

White Two Axle Truck

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 63Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Not Required
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2022 Ford Escape

White Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 61Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 34Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 23114(a) SPILLING LOADas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report
Unit 2 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - VC 22350as recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver condition
CELL PHONE HANDSFREE IN USEas 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

1 crash recorded on I-10 W/B East of Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City in the last 12 months, 0 with injuries.

All Cathedral City crashes, December 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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