Teen Driver Killed In Lake Elsinore Crash

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A Quail Valley teen died and another person was injured in a two-vehicle crash in Lake Elsinore Saturday.

The crash was reported just before 10 a.m. on the eastbound side of Railroad Canyon Road, about a half-mile east of Church Street, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said a preliminary investigation revealed that Ana Arreola, 18, was driving westbound on Railroad Canyon Drive when, for unknown reasons, her vehicle crossed over the median into opposing traffic and was hit by an eastbound motorist. She died at the crash scene.

The driver of the second vehicle was transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries, the sheriff's department reported.

The crash is still under investigation, but alcohol is not believed to have been a factor, according to the department.

Further details about the incident were not immediately available.

Authorities closed eastbound Railroad Canyon Road for several hours.