LA QUINTA: Woman with drugs, paraphernalia, arrested after DUI hit and run

LA QUINTA – Sheriff’s officials arrested a woman who was allegedly involved in a DUI-related hit and run traffic collision Friday, March 24. The hit and run happened on Washington Street and Ave. 47 in La Quinta.

Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s La Quinta Police Station responded to reports of a hit and run traffic collision about 5:10 p.m.

During their investigation, deputies determined the hit and run driver, who authorities later identified as Kelly Shannon Campbell, 45, of Seal Beach, was traveling northbound on Washington Street when she collided with another vehicle near Ave. 47, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Ben Ramirez explained in a written press release after the incident and arrest.

Campbell continued driving, without stopping to check on the occupants of the other vehicle or report the collision.

A Traffic Enforcement Officer responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.

While the traffic officer was investigating the hit and run, members of La Quinta PD’s Special Enforcement Team located Campbell driving in the area of Washington Street and Hwy. 111.

SET deputies initiated a traffic stop, at which time Campbell was detained without further incident.

Investigating deputies determined Campbell was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of narcotics. They also found Campbell was in possession of heroin and prescription narcotics.

Based on their investigation, deputies arrested Campbell. She was booked at the Riverside County Jail in Indio on suspicion of DUI, hit and run and possession of narcotics and narcotics-related paraphernalia, according to Ramirez.

There were no reported injuries in the collision.

An online jail records search revealed Campbell was cited and released from the Indio Jail within hours of her arrest. She is scheduled to be arraigned at the Indio Larson Justice Center June 8.

Anyone with information regarding this incident and arrest is encouraged to contact La Quinta Police at (760) 863-8990. Callers can refer to incident file number LA170830051 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.

 

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Trevor Montgomery runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News and Anza Valley Outlook and also writes for Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.

Trevor 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 and breaking his back in an off-duty accident.

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.