Victim ID'd In Deadly Temecula Crash

TEMECULA, CA – A motorcyclist who died shortly after slamming head-on into a vehicle on Ynez Road in Temecula has been identified as an out-of-towner by the Riverside County coroner's office. The Friday evening crash also sent one person to the hospital, officials report.

Coroners officials say 29-year-old Thomas Farmer was the motorcyclist in the crash. Farmer was a resident of North Pole, Alaska.

According to Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Robert Christolon, the crash happened around 5:35 p.m. Friday on Ynez Road, between Tierra Vista and Rancho Vista Road.

"A motorcycle (V1), traveling northbound on Ynez Road, crossed into southbound traffic lanes on Ynez Road, and collided head on into a Toyota (V2)," Christolon said in a news release. "The motorcycle (V1)’s driver succumbed to injuries he sustained in the collision."

The driver of the Toyota was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, the sergeant said. No other people were involved.

Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone