PALM DESERT: Calexico resident arrested after hit and run
PALM DESERT – Deputies arrested a Calexico woman after she smashed into a person driving a golf cart and fled the scene Monday, Nov. 28. The hit and run collision happened on Country Club Drive just west of Portola Avenue in Palm Desert.
Guadalupe De La Paz was arrested for hit and run after she crashed her SUV into a golf cart, injuring the driver.
After the collision the driver of the SUV involved in the hit and run, later identified as Guadalupe De La Paz, 44 of Calexico, fled from the scene of the accident, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Koser.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Palm Desert Police station responded to citizen’s 911 calls reporting the hit and run traffic collision about 10 p.m.
During their initial investigation deputies determined that an SUV struck a golf cart causing injury to the driver of the golf cart. The victim was transported to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.
Based on the circumstances, the Palm Desert Traffic Unit responded and assumed the investigation.
During the course of their investigation, deputies identified De La Paz as the driver who had failed to stop or render aid to the victim she had crashed into. Deputies tracked De La Paz to a business located on County Club Drive near Vista Del Sol, in the city of Rancho Mirage, where they arrested her.
De La Paz was taken to a local area hospital as a precaution before authorities booked her into the Riverside County Jail in Indio. She was booked on suspicion of felony hit and run.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the Palm Desert Police Department at (760) 836-1600, or they can call anonymously at (760) 341-STOP (7867). Callers can refer to incident file number T163330140 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
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Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula, the Hemet Station, and the Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, Personnel and Background Investigations and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator.
Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.