3 Killed in La Quinta Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Pedestrians
LA QUINTA, Calif. (May 15, 2024) — Maria Reyes, 33, Katherine Vogts, 47, and Brandt Celli, 26, all died Tuesday night after a motorcycle, pedestrian, pickup truck accident on Highway 111 in La Quinta.
The tragedy occurred at around 9:20 p.m. on May 14th, according to the Riverside County Sheriff Coroner.
It all began when two motorcycles were traveling eastbound on Highway 111 and one of them ridden by Brandt Celli struck a woman as she was crossing the highway.
The motorcyclist was thrown off the bike into the westbound traffic lanes where he was hit by an oncoming pickup truck. The pickup then veered into the median and struck two pedestrians who were helping the injured motorcycle rider.
Three people including the motorcycle rider, the pedestrian and a bystander who was helping them, all died in the crash.
The Riverside Sheriff’s Department sent deputies from its Thermal Station to the crash scene to help those involved and paramedics pronounced all three people dead at the scene.
The coroner later identified the deceased as Maria Reyes, 33, of La Quinta, Katherine Vogts, 47, of Palm Desert, and Brandt Celli, 26, of Indio.
Meanwhile, a fourth person who was helping the injured rider was seriously injured and taken to a hospital.
Finally, investigators from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station’s La Quinta Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team are working on the case.
The investigation into liability for the collision is ongoing. Witnesses are asked to contact Deputy K. Moore of the Thermal Sheriff’s Station’s La Quinta Traffic Team at (760) 863-8990.
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