California Accident Report: Deputy fatally strikes cyclist in Palm Desert 

Crash Report – Country Club Drive & Eldorado Drive

Palm Desert, CA 

 

Report ID: 2023 October 10 

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Riverside County Sheriff’s Cruiser 

Traffic Unit 2: Pedestrian 

Occupants:

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Other 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): Country Club Drive & Eldorado Drive 

Narrative

PALM DESERT, CA – A cyclist, a 33-year-old man, succumbed to fatal injuries when he was struck by a Riverside County Sheriff’s cruiser at the Country Club Drive and Eldorado Drive junction. This wreck happened around 3:40 a.m. The cyclist — Christopher Thomas — was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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