LAKE ELSINORE: Man, woman hospitalized in crash

October 17, 2015 11:47 pm

A man and a woman were hospitalized in a crash in Lake Elsinore Saturday, Oct. 17, and investigators suspect alcohol was involved, a sheriff’s official said.

Lake Elsinore resident Daniel Fritch, 46, was driving with a female passenger on Lakeshore Drive near Cowell Street when, about 2:11 a.m., he lost control and hit a guard rail,� said Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Grimm� in a news release.

The vehicle rolled down an embankment and landed on its wheels. Both occupants were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Grimm said.

Investigators determined alcohol may have been a factor in the collision, but the investigation is ongoing,� Grimm wrote.

Anybody with information was asked to call 951-245-3300 during normal office hours or 951-776-1099 after hours.

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