Angel Torres was driving a vehicle when he made an unsafe turn into the southbound lanes and struck two other vehicles
Cathedral City, Calif. – A woman was killed in a suspected DUI car crash on Sunday night in Cathedral City, according to the Cathedral City Police Department.
The fatal collision happened on Date Palm Drive near Varner Road at around 11:21 p.m.
21-year-old Angel Torres was driving a vehicle northbound on Date Palm when he made an unsafe turn into the southbound lanes and struck two other vehicles.
A woman driving one of the vehicles was killed in the accident.
Torres fled the scene but was later apprehended and booked into Riverside County John Benoit Detention Center on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol and/or narcotics.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
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