Woman taken into custody after hydrant hit and run in Indio

Haley Meberg
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)– A woman was taken into custody following a hit and run involving a fire hydrant early Monday afternoon in Indio.
Indio Police Department reports that they responded to a call on Monroe and Bella Gate for a hit and run collision that ended with a broken fire hydrant.
The crash caused water to shoot up out of the structure flooding the street during this week’s heatwave.
The 21-year-old woman attempted to flee on foot following the incident but was taken into custody nearby soon after the crash.
No further information has been released at this time.
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