From The Desert Sun:
At 4:53 p.m. Tuesday, Palm Springs police were called to Belardo Road and South Palm Canyon Drive, where Covington, 67, crashed his Honda Civic into a retaining wall, according to the coroner’s report. The Palm Springs resident was not wearing a seat belt.
Covington was headed south on Belardo and crashed where the road curves to the east. The car hit a log at the bottom of the wall and the force of impact sent it flying onto an elevated driveway several feet above the crash site. A guest at the nearby Best Western Inn At Palm Springs tried to resuscitate Covington, who died at the scene. Police don’t believe alcohol or drugs were involved.
Family and friends believe that a heart attack or stroke caused the famed drummer to veer off the road, causing the fatal accident.
