Vehicle Plunges Down Rancho California Road Embankment in Temecula: 19-Year-Old Lexi Irwin Killed, Coroner Confirms
A 19-year-old woman was killed in Temecula, a city in Riverside County, California, after the vehicle she was in plunged down an embankment beside Rancho California Road on the night of November 13. The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's office identified the victim as Lexi Irwin, a resident of Temecula, and said the California Highway Patrol (CHP) office in Temecula is investigating.
Coroner's records show the injury occurred at 10:51 p.m. on November 13 on an embankment along Rancho California Road, about 0.8 mile west of Ridge Park Drive, and that Irwin died at 11:19 p.m. that night. The coroner's file number is 2026-08386, next of kin have been notified, and the release is marked final.
According to CHP incident records, the crash was reported at about 10:49 p.m. near 28399 Rancho California Road, and the vehicle came to rest roughly 150 to 200 feet down the embankment. The incident was reclassified as a fatality at 11:22 p.m., coroner's personnel were called to the scene, and the roadway was cleared by 3:27 a.m. on November 14.
The coroner's office said all inquiries should go to the investigating CHP Temecula office, under investigation number 261113BC1200. Why the vehicle left the roadway has not been released, and the CHP investigation is continuing.
(Source: Riverside County Sheriff's Office)
Source: Riverside County Sheriff's Office
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