Driver who died in Cathedral City crash identified as 42-year-old Burbank man

A driver who died after crashing into a power pole in Cathedral City early Saturday morning was a 42-year-old Burbank man. The Riverside County Cor...

March 28, 2023
2:36 AM

A driver who died after crashing into a power pole in Cathedral City early Saturday morning was a 42-year-old Burbank man. The Riverside County Coroner's Office identified the man Saturday as Christian Morales. Morales was driving a red Toyota sedan that police said was traveling "at a high rate of speed" on Highway 111 east of Golf Club Drive when it hit a Southern California Edison power pole at about 2:50 a.m. The collision caused the sedan to roll over, and also knocked over the pole. Cathedral City Police have not said if alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.

Paul Albani-Burgio