Authorities ID 2 Men Killed In I-10 Crash

DESERT CENTER, CA --- Authorities today named two men killed in a freeway crash between a semi truck and a passenger car near Desert Center.

Juan Leon Jr., 23, of West Covina and Nicolas Madrigales, 20, of Bakersfield, died at the scene of the crash, which took place at 5:39 a.m. Thursday on westbound Interstate 10, about two miles west of Ford Dry Lake, near Chuckawalla Valley Road.

Leon and Madrigales had to be cut from the wreckage by county firefighters, while a third person who was evaluated at the scene was unhurt, said Jennifer Fuhrman of the Riverside County Fire Department.

The right westbound lane of the freeway was closed until around 12:15 p.m. for investigation and cleanup, according to the California Highway Patrol.

--City News Service