A Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy sustained minor injuries Monday after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on westbound Highway 111 in Indian Wells.
The collision was reported shortly after 12:40 p.m. Monday west of Cook Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Volvo SUV was stopping for traffic ahead, for reasons under investigation, when a deputy’s motorcycle traveling at an unconfirmed speed behind the SUV in the No. 1 lane hit the rear of the vehicle, the agency said.
The deputy, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital with stable vital signs. The Volvo driver was not injured.