Crime & Safety
Teen ID'd In Fatal Desert Hot Springs Crash
The Riverside County coroner's office released the identity of a 17-year-old boy who was killed one week ago.
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA — Authorities Wednesday identified a 17-year-old boy who died in a crash last week in Desert Hot Springs.
The Riverside County coroner's office identified him as Elijah Garcia of Desert Hot Springs.
On Aug. 23, Garcia was driving a 2012 silver Honda southbound on Little Morongo Road at an unknown speed before crashing, California Highway Patrol spokesman David Torres told City News Service.
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"Prior to this location there are road closure signs due to Little Morongo being washing and inaccessible to the public," Torres told CNS. "The Honda crashed into a dirt berm, landed on the other side of the berm and caught on fire."
Garcia was injured at 5:30 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:40 a.m., according to coroner's officials.
