On the evening of October 10, 2025, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station responded to a traffic collision at the intersection of Highway 111 and Adams Street in La Quinta. Upon arrival, deputies found two juveniles who had been hit by a vehicle while riding their bicycles across the highway. The vehicle had left the scene before law enforcement arrived.
Paramedics transported the juveniles to a local hospital, where they were treated for major injuries. Authorities later located the suspect vehicle in La Quinta and detained the driver, identified as Jose Villegasorbe, a 47-year-old resident of Palm Springs.
According to investigators, Villegasorbe was intoxicated during the incident and was also involved in a separate hit-and-run collision in Indian Wells. At the time of these events, Villegasorbe was on probation for a previous driving under the influence conviction. He was arrested and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center on charges including vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence, hit-and-run, and violation of probation.
“This is an ongoing investigation, and no additional details are available at this time,” according to the sheriff’s department.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Deputy A. Martinez of the Thermal Sheriff’s Station’s La Quinta Traffic Team or call anonymously and reference incident #LA252830068.
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