Authorities Identify 20-Year-Old Woman Killed in Palm Desert Crash

PALM DESERT (CNS) - A 20-year-old woman who was killed in a single-
vehicle collision in Palm Desert was identified today.
  

Jamie Licht of Riverside was fatally injured around 10:20 a.m. Friday
in the area of Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street, according to the Riverside
County Sheriff's Department.
  

Upon arrival, deputies found a vehicle with major damage and the
driver, who was the sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  

The cause of the collision was under investigation.
  

Anyone with relevant information was asked to contact Deputy Anthony
Leyva of the sheriff's Palm Desert station at 760-836-1600, or report tips
anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 760-341-7867.

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