UPDATE: Ortega Highway Crash Claims Lake Forest Man

UPDATE AT 9:45 a.m.: A Lake Forest man was killed in a truck crash Wednesday night on Ortega Highway, just west of Decker Canyon Road, authorities are reporting.

Zachary Butcher, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene just minutes after midnight, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.

He was the left rear passenger in a black 2005 Ford F-150 whose driver, 21-year-old Delbert Parada of Lake Forest, lost control and rolled the vehicle, according to a CHP news release and information obtained from the coroner's report. The crash occurred at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, the coroner’s report stated.

Parada was headed west on SR 74 “at a high rate of speed” when he lost control and rolled the truck, according to the CHP report.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department had reported that a total of five people were in the crash vehicle, with one victim suffering moderate injuries and three sustaining minor injuries. All four were transported to a local hospital via ground ambulance.

CHP has since updated and is reporting three of the passengers and Parada sustained minor injuries.

Approximately one minute after the crash, a 1999 Toyota Tacoma, heading east and driven by Jose Balandran of Wildomar, collided with the truck wreckage, which was blocking both lanes of traffic, according to the CHP report.

Balandran was not injured as a result of this collision, the CHP report stated.

“At this time alcohol does not seem to be a factor in these collisions, however the investigations are ongoing,” the CHP report stated.

Grand Avenue at the Ortega was closed for a time due to the incident.

ORIGINAL POST: A Lake Forest man was killed in a solo-vehicle crash Wednesday night on Ortega Highway, just west of Decker Canyon Road, authorities are reporting.

Zachary Butcher, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene just minutes after midnight, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.

He was the left rear passenger in a full-size truck whose driver lost control and rolled the vehicle, according to the coroner's report. The crash occurred at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, the report stated.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department is reporting that a total of five people were in the crash vehicle. One victim suffered moderate injuries and three sustained minor injuries. All four were transported to a local hospital via ground ambulance, according to a Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department news release.

Grand Avenue at the Ortega was closed for a time due to the incident.