Long Beach Man ID'd In Deadly Temecula Crash

LONG BEACH, CA — A 19-year-old Long Beach resident has been identified as the person killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Sunday morning in Temecula that also injured two other men, according to authorities.

Preston Obeidin was driving a 1998 Toyota 4Runner around 7:30 a.m. along the northbound SR-79 Freeway in an unincorporated part of Temecula, according to the California Highway Patrol when he suddenly went into an opposing lane.

That's when he "overcorrected," according to CHP Officer Mike Lassig, and lost control of the car. Obeidin then crashed into a telephone pole, causing the car to roll over until coming to a stop on its roof, according to the CHP.

Obeidin died at the scene, according to authorities.

Two other 19-year-olds in the car were also injured in the crash, according to authorities. One suffered minor injuries while the other required jaws-of-life rescue and had major injuries, according to the CHP.

They were both taken to Inland Valley Medical Center for treatment. As of Monday, their condition is unknown.

Patch Editor Ashley Ludwig contributed to this report.