A Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy rear-ended a vehicle during a high speed chase Sunday night, sending two people and the deputy to local hospitals.
At around 10:06 p.m., Sunday, deputies searching for a “suspicious” vehicle in the 51000 block of Avenida Cortez in La Quinta found that vehicle at the intersection of Avenue 52 and Jefferson Street, three miles to the east, Lt. Deidre Vickers said in an email.
Vickers said the vehicle failed to yield to deputies, who initiated a pursuit. During the pursuit, the sheriff’s deputy rear-ended a white Toyota Corolla that was uninvolved in the chase, according to Indio Police Sgt. Abraham Plata…