Pedestrian killed at busy Thousand Palms intersection identified
The adult pedestrian who died after being struck by two vehicles at a busy intersection in Thousand Palms Thursday night has been identified as 47-year-old Christina Humphrey. Humphrey was a resident of Thousand Palms.
The accident occurred at 5:26 p.m. at Varner and Ramon roads just north of Interstate 10, an area populated by restaurants, gas stations and truck stops. Two cars hit a pedestrian in the roadway, and while the driver of a black Kia Rio stopped at the scene, a silver SUV that also struck the pedestrian continued southbound on Varner Road, the California Highway Patrol said.
The Riverside County Fire Department said Humphrey was pronounced dead at the scene.
The CHP is continuing to investigate the incident.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Pedestrian pronounced dead after being hit by two cars in Thousand Palms
