Coroner IDs Temecula Man In Deadly Palm Tree Crash

TEMECULA, CA — A Temecula man has died nearly five days after being involved in a major traffic crash in the Lake Elsinore area, coroner's officials reported Monday. The man was hurt on Wednesday night, but died on Monday morning.

Brett Crivier died at Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar around 9:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Riverside County coroner's department. He was just 30 years old.

Sheriff's officials tell Patch that Crivier was involved in a solo-vehicle crash into a palm tree on July 19 at 11:50 p.m.. The wreck was reported along Railroad Canyon Road, approximately 500 yards west of Church Road.

The circumstances surrounding the crash were under investigation and more information was not immediately available.

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