Prescription drugs suspected cause in Rancho Mirage collision

News headline from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department:

At around 12:40 p.m. on July 30th, the Rancho Mirage Police Department responded to a reported two vehicle, non-injury traffic collision. A Ford Focus driven by Charles J. Church, 61, of Rancho Mirage collided with a Range Rover that was stopped in the left turn lane. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage.

Church was arrested for driving while under the influence of a prescription medication.

The left turn lane was partially closed for about forty-five minutes.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Rancho Mirage Police Department at 760-836-1660, or anonymously at (760) 341-STOP (7867).

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