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Colton Byrd Motorcycle Crash Palm Desert Washington Street Tucson Circle

Colton Byrd Motorcycle Crash Palm Desert Washington Street Tucson Circle

Colton Byrd crash Palm Desert

Colton Byrd, 29, Killed in Palm Desert Crash at Washington and Tucson

PALM DESERT, CA (August 19, 2022) – Colton Byrd was killed after a motorcycle crash at Washington Street and Tucson Circle in Palm Desert.

Loved ones identified the 29-year-old man as the victim of the fatal wreck which took place on Monday morning.

The incident happened when Colton Byrd was riding a 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle south on Washington Street in Palm Desert.

He was traveling near Tucson Circle at a moderate rate of speed at the time. A 2015 Jeep Cherokee approached and then pulled into the intersection.

Motorcycle and Car Collide

In the process, the motorcyclist collided with the car. The KESQ News and NBC Palm Springs wrote that the accident occurred on August 15 shortly after 8 a.m.

The rider ended up ejected from his motorcycle as a result of the collision. Deputies said he landed in the intersection.

Colton Byrd died at the scene of the crash. Meanwhile, paramedics took the driver of the Jeep to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Friends set up a GoFundMe page to help cover the funeral costs of the victim. The cause of the Palm Desert crash is still under investigation.


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Sources: KESQ News and NBC Palm Springs

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