A 21-year-old man is dead and a 20-year-old woman remained hospitalized Sunday after a crash involving a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department vehicle, the California Highway Patrol announced.

The crash was reported around 10 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Cherry Valley Boulevard and Roberts Street, according to the CHP.

The 2018 Ford Explorer patrol vehicle was being driven by a 41-year-old deputy from the sheriff’s Cabazon station who was responding to a call for service. The vehicle’s emergency lights and sirens were active as the deputy was traveling westbound on Cherry Valley Boulevard, approaching Roberts Street, the CHP added.

Simultaneously, a 2018 Tesla Model 3 driven by 21-year-old Gavin Hinkey of Cherry Valley was stopped southbound on Roberts at Cherry Valley and alleg

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