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1 Seriously Injured in in Cathedral City Crash at Date Palm Drive and Buddy Rogers Avenue
Driver Hospitalized after Collision at Date Palm Drive and Buddy Rogers Avenue in Cathedral City
1 Seriously Injured in in Cathedral City Crash at Date Palm Drive and Buddy Rogers Avenue
Cathedral City, California – A driver was hospitalized with severe injuries following a DUI crash on Saturday night in Cathedral City.
The crash happened at an intersection of Date Palm Drive and Buddy Rogers Avenue at around 10:40 p.m.
46-year-old Fermin Melendez-Guerra was driving a car southbound on Date Palm Drive when he failed to stop at the red light at Buddy Rogers Drive.
He then collided with another vehicle making a turn from Buddy Rogers Drive onto Date Palm Drive.
The driver of the second vehicle was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Melendez-Guerra fled the scene on foot but was later located and arrested.
Alcohol and drugs appear to be a factor in the crash.
An investigation into the crash is underway.