LAKE ELSINORE, CA — The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Bureau has identified the victim of a fatal New Year’s Day rollover crash in Lake Elsinore as 26-year-old Desiree Estrada, a local resident.
Estrada was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Monday, following the apparent solo-vehicle crash that occurred on southbound Lakeshore Drive, approximately 300 feet south of Manning Street, according to the coroner’s report.
Deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station discovered the overturned vehicle off the side of Lakeshore Drive just before 3:30 a.m. The driver, later identified as Estrada, was trapped inside the wreckage. Despite lifesaving measures performed by Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, she succumbed to her injuries.
The exact time of the crash remains unknown. Authorities are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.