Victim In Fatal Ramona Expressway Crash ID'd As OC Man

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — A motorist killed in a two-vehicle collision in Nuevo was identified Monday as a 38-year-old Garden Grove man.

Alfonso Aparicio was fatally injured about 5:20 p.m. Friday on the Ramona Expressway, just west of Lakeview Avenue.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Aparicio was at the wheel of a Nissan sedan that impacted a Ford SUV on the eastbound side of the two-lane corridor.

The specific circumstances behind the crash were under investigation.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews reached the location minutes later and found Aparicio unconscious and trapped in his vehicle.

Before the victim could be extricated, he was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

The SUV driver suffered unspecified minor to moderate injuries and was taken to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley for treatment.

CHP officers shut down both sides of the expressway to conduct a preliminary investigation and clear the wreckage.

The corridor was reopened shortly after 9 p.m. Friday.