Richard Joseph Gonzales, 34, of Cathedral City was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio.
Police arrested three suspects in a string of pool supply business thefts in June in the Palm Springs area.
The fatal crash was reported at 7:37 p.m. Sunday on the transition between Highway 62 and westbound 1-10.
A man is accused of plowing an SUV into street barricades, two businesses and another vehicle in Palm Springs, police said.
A man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle in Palm Springs.
Police say a group of thieves is responsible for taking a large number of pool pumps and other equipment in recent months.
"Upon arrival, (deputies) found a 16-year-old male juvenile suffering from a gunshot wound, inside a vehicle," Sgt. Ben Ramirez said.
A single story Palm Springs residence was fully aflame as firefighters arrived.
A wrong way driver struck and killed the man, identified as a Stokesdale, NC resident on the Desert Hot Springs road.