Palm Desert Motorcyclist ID'd In Deadly Head-On Crash: CHP

PALM DESERT, CA — A motorcyclist died after crashing head-on into a car on a winding road near Palm Desert on Sunday, the CHP reported Monday. Coroner's officials have since identified him as 50-year-old John Devlin of Palm Desert.

The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on Highway 74, east of Vista Point, according to CHP Officer Mike Radford. Devlin was on a 2010 BMW motorcycle headed westbound when he collided with a 2010 Toyota Prius that was headed eastbound.

"For reasons still under investigation, the BMW traveled into the single eastbound lane, directly in
front of the Toyota," Radford said in a news release. "The front of the BMW struck the front of the Toyota, and the rider was ejected from the motorcycle."

Devlin died at the scene, about 20 minutes after the crash, according to coroner's reports.

The woman in the Toyota was uninjured, Radford said.

The CHP's Indio office is investigating the incident.

— Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone