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December 26, 2023 \
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Desert Hot Springs Police
Tyson Rodriguez
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Desert Hot Springs, December 21, 2023: On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at approximately 11:43 PM, officers from the Desert Hot Springs Police Department responded to a severe traffic collision involving two vehicles at Palm Drive and Hacienda Avenue in Desert Hot Springs.
An investigation at the scene determined that Tyson Rodriguez, a resident of Arcata, was northbound on Palm Drive in a Kia Sorrento. The second driver, a 59-year-old Desert Hot Springs resident, was eastbound on Hacienda Avenue in a Ford Focus. Rodriguez failed to stop at the red light, resulting in a collision where the Sorrento broadsided the Focus. The Focus driver was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced deceased. Alcohol is suspected to be a contributing factor in the collision. Tyson Rodriguez was arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter and booked into the Riverside County Sheriff's Department jail.
For further details, please get in touch with Doria Wilms, Deputy City Manager, via text at (760) 333-0518 or email at dwilms@cityofdhs.org.
Individuals with additional information about this incident are urged to contact Corporal McGuire at (760) 329-2904 ext. 366 or the Watch Commander at (760) 329-2904 ext. 302. For those wishing to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers can be reached at (760) 341-STOP.
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