Coroner IDs Lake Elsinore Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Grand Avenue Crash

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A 56-year-old man killed Monday in a three-vehicle collision was identified Thursday, according to the Riverside County Coroner's Bureau.

Arthur Temple III of Lake Elsinore was declared dead at the scene of the crash, according to the coroner's report.

Two other people were also injured in that collision, according to California Highway Patrol officer Mike Lassig.

At about 3:15 p.m., a 2006 Honda Accord, driven by Temple, was headed northbound on Grand Avenue just south of Perret Boulevard. For unknown reasons, he veered through oncoming traffic and into two parked box trucks, Lassig said.

The Lake Elsinore man was the lone occupant of the Accord, and the reasons for deviating off course are still under investigation.

The Accord was driving at an estimated 55 miles per hour when it collided head-on with an Isuzu box truck parked on the opposite shoulder, according to Lassig. The force of the crash sent that parked vehicle into a second parked box truck, where two people sat inside.

Temple died at the scene, and both occupants of the second box truck suffered minor injuries and complaints of pain.

CHP Temecula Area is investigating the crash.