DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA – An 83-year-old man died in Desert Hot Springs yesterday morning after being hit by a car while he was walking on the road, according to MyNewsLA.
The crash happened on Dillon Road, near Corkill Road, around 7 a.m. when a Ford Mustang struck Desert Hot Springs man James Blaise Briel while he was reportedly walking in the lanes of traffic.
Briel died at the scene of injuries sustained during the crash.
The other driver was not reported as injured.
Authorities do not believe that the driver was under the influence when the crash happened.
The accident remains under investigation at this time.