Crime & Safety
Coroner IDs Lamb Canyon Fatal Crash Victim
A 46-year-old man died Monday after veering off Highway 79 into the canyon below in a single car crash.
BEAUMONT, CA β A motorist killed when his vehicle plunged down a hillside along Highway 79 north of San Jacinto was identified Tuesday as a 46- year-old Riverside man.
Stephen Rochelle was fatally injured at about 8:30 a.m. Monday on southbound Highway 79, near County Landfill Dump Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The agency said Rochelle was at the wheel of a 2011 Hyundai Elantra when he apparently lost control, causing his sedan to veer off the highway and roll down a 100-foot embankment.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews reached the location a short time later and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
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No other vehicles were involved.
Anyone with information about the accident was asked to contact the CHP's San Gorgonio Office at 951-769-2000.
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