Coroner Identifies Driver Killed In SR-79 Crash

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A man who died after rolling his car Monday night on state Route 79, north of San Jacinto, was identified Tuesday by the coroner as William Johnson, 39, of San Jacinto.

The California Highway Patrol responded to the scene of the solo-vehicle crash at around 5:05 p.m. Monday. According to authorities, a 2001 Lexus IS300 was traveling southbound and took the exit to Gilman Springs Road in excess of 70 mph when it began swerving from side to side.

"The Lexus then drove off the west portion of the roadway and down the embankment where it overturned multiple times," Officer Jason Montez said.

According to CHP, the driver — later identified as Johnson — was not wearing a seatbelt and was fully ejected from the Lexus. He was the sole occupant in the Lexus, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

No further information was immediately available.