Novelty Helmet Blamed For Desert Hot Springs Motorcyclist’s Death

California Highway Patrol officers hope motorcyclists learn from a deadly accident that killed a local man. Officer Joe Zagosky said Roger James Scott, 46, of Desert Hot Springs, was driving southbound on Thousand Palms Canyon Road, about 2 miles south of Dillon Road, on Sunday afternoon."For reasons not yet known, Scott’s motorcycle left the roadway and traveled onto the west dirt shoulder where Scott lost control of his 1997 Harley Davidson motorcycle and collided with the dirt berm bordering the dirt shoulder," Zagorsky said.