A local driver who swerved to avoid hitting an animal in the roadway and then crashed his vehicle has died, the Riverside County Coroner’s Office is reporting.
Corona resident Dennis Strong, 53, was seriously injured June 10 in Desert Center on Chuckwalla Valley Road, 4.6 miles east of Corn Springs Road, after he lost control of his Jeep while trying to avoid the animal, according to the coroner’s office.
Strong's vehicle rolled during the crash but he was not ejected, the coroner's report stated.
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Strong was transported to the hospital, but he died at 2:37 p.m. the following day at Desert Regional Medical Center, the coroner's office reported.
The California Highway Patrol, Indio Office, has been the investigative agency on the case.
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