1 killed in Highway 74 crash

Emergency workers respond to a fatal crash Sunday morning on State Route 74 in Lake Elsinore. Valley News/Colby Morain courtesy photo
LAKE ELSINORE (CNS) - A motorist was killed Sunday when their vehicle went over the side of the road on State Route 74 in Lake Elsinore, authorities said.The crash occurred a little after 7:25 a.m. on State Route 74, west of Grand Avenue, the Riverside County Fire Department reported.The vehicle went through a guardrail and over the right side of the road, possibly 100 feet down, and caught fire, the California Highway Patrol said.The motorist was the lone occupant inside the vehicle.A representative from the Riverside County coroner's office was called to the scene at 8:09 a.m.
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