Crime & Safety

Fatal Palm Desert Crash Likely Triggered By Medical Emergency: CHP

The crash was reported around 10 a.m. Tuesday at 78152 Varner Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

 The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

PALM DESERT, CA — A motorist died Tuesday after experiencing a medical emergency and colliding into another vehicle in Palm Desert, authorities said.

It happened around 10 a.m. Tuesday at 78152 Varner Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The agency said a driver in a white Toyota Tacoma experienced an unspecified medial emergency and a minor crash occurred.

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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were immediately reported.

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