A 32-year-old Beaumont man died after the car he was driving overturned several times into the open desert near Whitewater, coming to rest off Tamarack Road west of Rushmore Avenue. The crash happened on a Saturday earlier this month, and the driver was not wearing a seat belt when he was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the Record Gazette, the California Highway Patrol's Beaumont area office is investigating the solo-vehicle wreck, which happened October 3 on Tamarack Road west of Rushmore Avenue. The crash was reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. that Saturday, as reported by mynewsla.com, and logs reviewed by chpfatal.com show a vehicle went off the roadway at 1:31 p.m. that day.
Speed, a Missed Intersection, and a Rollover
A preliminary investigation suggests the man was driving a 2007 Honda Civic westbound on Tamarack Road toward Rushmore Avenue at a high rate of speed, per the Record Gazette. The driver failed to stop at the intersection and proceeded straight through it, and the Civic overturned several times into the open desert beyond the roadway, the outlet reports.
Per the same account, the man has been identified only as a Beaumont resident. The Riverside County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau is expected to release his full identity. Authorities continued their investigation into the days following the crash, mynewsla.com notes.
Cause Still Under Investigation
It remains unknown whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash, an attribution the CHP has given as currently unresolved. The crash itself remains under investigation, the Record Gazette reports, and no further findings have been released.
CHP's Beaumont area office is encouraging anyone with information about the incident to come forward. Those with details can contact Officer J. Vasquez at 951-846-5300.
