Efren Vazquez ID'd as Man Killed in Riverside Car Crash on Mission Inn Avenue and Crestmore Road
Riverside, California (December 3, 2021) – The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau has identified the man who died Thursday afternoon following a multi-vehicle collision in Riverside as Efren Cordova Vazquez, 20, of Compton.
The pileup occurred at about 2:50 p.m. Thursday, December 2, on the Mission Inn Avenue bridge at Crestmore Road, just west Indian Hill Road.
A black 2002 Lexus sedan was heading westbound on Buena Vista Avenue when, for unknown reasons, the driver, a 19-year-old Compton resident, lost control of the vehicle, which drifted into the eastbound lane and collided with a white 2015 Nissan Sentra.
After the impact, the Lexus veered off the roadway and slammed into a block wall. It then overturned and collided with a 2015 Toyota Camry before catching fire.
Vazquez, who was a passenger in the Lexus, was declared dead at the scene.
The Lexus driver sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The driver of the Toyota and their passenger were also hospitalized with minor injuries.
The driver of the Nissan did not suffer any injuries.
It is undetermined whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision.
The collision left Mission Inn Avenue closed in both directions for several hours.
The Riverside Police Department is investigating the accident.
Car Accidents in Riverside
In 2018, 1,989 people were killed or injured in traffic collisions in Riverside, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety. That number was a decrease by 130 from the previous year.
Out of all the car accidents that occurred in Riverside in 2018, 327 were speed-related, which represents a decrease by 15 from 2017.
Alcohol-related crashes also reduced from 220 in 2017 to 174 in 2018.
While there was a general decrease in the number of accidents and victims injured or killed in traffic collisions in 2018, the numbers are still high compared to those recorded in other cities.
Common Causes of Auto-Accidents in Riverside
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