Police are looking for the driver of a blue Ford Expedition after they were last seen fleeing a crash that resulted in the death of a female passenger.
Police searching for Hispanic male driver who left his female passenger to die after car crash on Hwy 111 in #LaQuinta. @KMIRNews pic.twitter.com/I3PxSuu880
— Patrick Price (@PatrickPriceTV) May 29, 2017
Witnesses told police that the Expedition veered off of Highway 111 west of Dune Palms Drive in La Quinta at about 8:20 am Monday morning, according to a news release. The vehicle then struck a boulder and flipped, coming to rest overturned in the center median.
Authorities arrived to find a female passenger pinned under the vehicle, she was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, who has not been identified fled before police arrived.
Police brought in a bloodhound to track the male driver’s scent, but were unsuccessful, reports KMIR.
Anyone with info should call Officer Van Gorp of the La Quinta Police Department Traffic Team at 760-863-8990, or after hours at (760) 836-3215.
