Man Killed, Jackson George Identified as DUI Palms Springs Crash Suspect on Highway 111
Palm Springs, California (July 4, 2022) – A 56-year-old man was killed after an alleged DUI collision Sunday morning in Palm Springs, according to a California Highway Patrol dispatch.
The collision happened a while before 1:30 a.m. on July 3, on Highway 111, north of Gateway Drive.
Jackson George, 34, of Whitewater, was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed when he struck another car from behind.
Responding firefighters and medical personnel arrived at the scene and declared a man riding in the hit vehicle dead at the site. The 55-year-old female car driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
George suffered minor injuries in the crash and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Authorities said the driver was operating his vehicle while intoxicated, and they were awaiting his discharge from the hospital before taking him to jail on murder charges.
No other information concerning this incident was provided.
An investigation is underway.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021. The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the US. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7% increase from 2020's 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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