22-year-old from Arizona dies after crash on I-10 in Thermal
Jesus Reyes
THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities continued their investigation today into a fatal crash that killed a 22-year-old Arizona man on westbound Interstate 10 in Thermal.
The crash was reported shortly after 9 p.m. Monday east of Dillon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A 2019 Honda sedan was traveling in the No. 1 lane east of Dillon Road and a 2018 Ram pickup truck was traveling to the immediate left when the Honda “drove past the Ram and made a turning movement to the left against the right front side of the Ram,” CHP Officer David Torres said.
The Honda driver lost control of the vehicle, which subsequently went down an embankment and overturned. Torres said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Riverside County coroners’ officials identified the deceased Tuesday as Jean Muhire of Litchfield Park, Arizona.
Drugs and/or alcohol are not suspected to be a factor in the crash, Torres said.
The occupants of the pickup, identified only as a 19-year-old male driver from Surprise, Arizona and his 20-year-old passenger from Anaheim, did not sustain any injuries.
Anyone with information about the crash was asked to call 760-772-5300.