A Highland woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Friday night near The Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
Michala Freeland, 18, was hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee at about 8:15 p.m. on Friday on Avenue 52 east of Monroe Street, reports the Desert Sun.
She was taken to Eisenhower Medical Center, where she died a little more than an hour later.
The driver of the Jeep was a man from Indio who is cooperating with the investigation. Alcohol or drugs are not believed to have been a factor.
