Bicyclist Corey Holley Involved In Palm Springs Fatal Accident
A La Quinta man was identified as the victim of a fatal collision involving a car and bicycle in Palm Springs on Friday night.
Corey Holley, 38, was pronounced dead at 9:20 p.m. on South Palm Canyon Drive at Avenida Palmera, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office.
He was struck by a southbound Ford Thunderbird in the left lane at 9:07 p.m., according to Palm Springs police.
Details are still sparse, but The Desert Sun reports that 38-year old La Quinta resident Corey Holley was hit by a car at South Palmera Canyon Drive at La Avenida in Palm Springs at 9:07 pm Friday.
According to the paper, Holley was in the right lane when he was struck by a southbound Ford Thunderbird. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:20 pm.
The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators; drug or alcohol use is not suspected to have been a factor.
Dan Willis lives about a block east of where the collision occurred. On Friday, he went outside to see what the commotion was.
The first thing he saw was a bike “totally destroyed” with someone lying under a sheet, Willis, 30, recounted Saturday.
“You just knew someone had died,” he said. “It was obvious. Everyone watching was wondering how, though.”
Officials did not say if Holley was crossing Palm Canyon or riding with traffic.
The driver pulled over, and he has been cooperating with investigators, officials said. There was at least one other witness who was interviewed by police.
The collision happened right outside Miro’s Restaurant, 1555 S. Palm Canyon, and customers exiting there Friday said they were shocked that someone had died so close by.
A preliminary investigation indicated drugs and alcohol were not factors in the collision, according to police.
No one has been arrested and other details were not available Saturday night, according to police.
South Palm Canyon was closed between Morongo Road and East Palm Canyon Drive until about 4 a.m. Saturday.
Early into the closure, a man in a pickup drove passed the barrier and was ordered to pull over.
He was given a sobriety test but released at the scene.
Other drivers expressed frustration for having to take detours around the scene, said Chris Banks, 23, who also lives near the scene.
He was walking his dog about midnight and watched drivers move around the scene as police investigated.
‘“They were either annoyed or confused,” Banks said. “They had no idea what exactly happened. If they did, they’d be less angry.”
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