June 26, 2023 / Source: KTLA
The Rialto Police Department reported a multi-vehicle accident on Sunday. The accident occurred in the 300 block of West Santa Ana Avenue at around 8.34 p.m.
According to the officials, the collision involved two vehicles. A white Ford F-150 pickup truck had been moving west on Santa Ana Avenue when it crossed into the eastbound lanes and into the path of a white Chevrolet Lumina. The two vehicles collided.
The driver of the Lumina was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and succumbed to them. He was pronounced dead. The officials have now identified the victim to be 59-year-old Gregory Cruz. The driver of the Ford, identified as 48-year-old Jose Saavedra-Escoto, incurred only minor injuries.
The cause of the fatal crash is still being investigated. The officials have reported that Saavedra-Escoto was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision.