Crash
Desert Hot Springs Crash on Thousand Palms Canyon Road Amid Drizzle
Incident record
October 11, 2026
7:36 a.m.
Thousand Palms Canyon Road near the 28896-29033 block
Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, CA
California
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1 injured
None reported
Moderate drizzle · 69°F · 0.02 in precip · 1 mph wind
Report body
A traffic collision was reported on Thousand Palms Canyon Road near the 28896-29033 block in Desert Hot Springs shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 11, according to California Highway Patrol dispatch records. Light drizzle was falling in the area at the time, conditions that may have affected roadway traction.
Dispatch logged the injury status as unknown, with no confirmation of how many people, if any, were hurt. The number of vehicles involved and the cause of the crash were also not specified in the record.
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California accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 2 years (From date of injury (CCP 335.1).)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 2 years (From date of death (CCP 377.60).)
- Fault rule
- California uses pure comparative negligence: partial fault reduces recovery proportionally but does not bar it.
- Citations
- CCP 335.1 (SoL); CCP 377.60 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Li v. Yellow Cab
- Crash report agency
- California Highway Patrol (CHP 190 request) for CHP-investigated crashes; local police/sheriff otherwise.
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