Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs Palm Desert Man Killed In San Jacinto Crash

The crash was reported at 6 a.m. Thursday on Sanderson Avenue, about a half-mile north of the Ramona Expressway.

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The crash cause remains under investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
The crash cause remains under investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

SAN JACINTO, CA — The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau has identified the victim of a fatal San Jacinto vehicle crash as that of a Palm Desert man.

Dennis Hoppe, 55, died at the crash scene just after 6 a.m. Thursday on Sanderson Avenue, about a half-mile north of the Ramona Expressway, the agency reported.

The crash forced the closure of Sanderson for several hours while crews investigated.

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Details of the crash were not released. The cause remains under investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

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