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Sheriff-Coroner, Riverside County, CA

RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Sheriff Stanley Sniff
Lake Elsinore Police Department
PRESS RELEASE

 
Date/Time Written: Monday, January 18, 2010 at 0030 hours
Type of Incident: Fatal Traffic Collision
Date/Time of Incident: Sunday January 17, 2010, 1723 hours
Location(s) of Incident: Summerhill Drive / Canyon Ridge Drive Lake Elsinore
Reporting Officer: Sergeant Marc Cloutier, 951-245-3300
File Number: L10 0170055
Coroner's Report: 2010-00515

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Details:

On Sunday January, 17 2010 at 1723 hours, officers from the Lake Elsinore Police Department responded to a single-vehicle rollover traffic collision with major injuries on Summerhill Drive, near the intersection Canyon Ridge Drive.

The preliminary investigation revealed the driver of a Toyota pickup was traveling west on Summerhill in a light rain, lost control of the vehicle, struck the north curb, traveled down an embankment and overturned.

The driver of the truck was ejected during the collision and sustained fatal injuries. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with additional information is encouraged to call the Lake Elsinore Police Department at 951-245-3300.

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