Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs Lake Elsinore Man Killed In Weekend Crash

Frank Caballero, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday at 1:32 a.m., according to Sgt. Bob Marks of the Riverside County Coroner's Office.

The coroner’s office has released the name of the Lake Elsinore man killed Sunday morning in a crash on the 15 Freeway.

Frank Caballero, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday at 1:32 a.m., according to Sgt. Bob Marks of the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. The crash was reported just moments before at 1:10 a.m. on the southbound 15 Freeway, approximately 290 feet south of Old Temescal Road in Corona.

According to a report from Officer Travis Monks of the California Highway Patrol, Caballero was driving a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee on southbound I-15, south of Old Temescal Road, in the #1 lane "at a speed greater than 70 mph" when he struck a 2003 Toyota Highlander driven by a 28-year-old Cypress woman.

The woman was in the #4 lane driving at approximately 55 mph when, "for reasons still under investigation, [Caballero] allowed his vehicle to swerve to the right where the front end collided with the rear end of the Toyota," Monks reported.

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The Jeep overturned multiple times down an embankment; Caballero was ejected and sustained fatal injuries, Monks continued. His body was found in a drainage ditch, according to the coroner's report.

Preliminary evidence indicated Caballero was wearing a safety belt, Monks reported.

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No other injuries were reported.


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