Garden Grove Man ID'd In Fatal Inland Empire Crash Monday

NUEVO, CA — A motorist killed in a two-vehicle collision in Nuevo was identified today 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. 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 apreliminary investigation and clear the wreckage.

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

City News Service