Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs Man, 53, Killed In Crash Near Perris

The Riverside County Coroner identified a 53-year-old man as the victim in Saturday's two-car crash in Nuevo, near Perris.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — The Riverside County Coroner's Office Sunday publicly identified a 53-year-old man killed in a two-vehicle crash that also injured two others in the unincorporated Nuevo area near Perris.

It happened at 12:25 a.m. Saturday on Nuevo Road at Pico Avenue and caused one of the vehicles, with two people inside, to overturn, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Johnny Aikens of Nuevo was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Two other people were taken to a hospital, one in serious condition, one with moderate injuries, the Riverside County Fire Department reported.

Details of the crash were not disclosed.

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—City News Service