74-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash Near Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Identified

PALM SPRINGS, CA — A 74-year-old Arizona man who died last week in a crash near the entrance to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway's Valley Station was identified Thursday, authorities said.

Donald Beeson, of Tucson, was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash at 5:49 p.m. on Friday at 1 Tramway Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

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Deputies arrived at the scene and found an unresponsive man inside a vehicle. Paramedics arrived shortly afterward and pronounced him dead, authorities said

The circumstances leading up to the crash remain remain under investigation, including the cause of the collision and whether a medical emergency may have contributed to the incident, authorities said.

Anyone with information related to the investigation was asked to call the Palm Springs Police Department at 760-327-1441.