Coroner identifies two people killed in Friday’s Thermal crash
The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people killed in a car crash Friday night in Thermal.
Angel Salinas, 19, and Jacob Carrillo, 17, both from Coachella, were pronounced dead at the scene after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Pierce Street and Airport Boulevard in Thermal Friday night shortly after 8:10 p.m.
Carrillo was a junior at Coachella Valley High School, according to his family.
First responders had reported seeing one of the two vehicles fully engulfed in fire when they first arrived on scene.
A third person suffered moderate injuries in the crash. Officials haven’t released details on what caused the crash.
Donation pages have been created for both Salinas and Carrillo. For Salinas, click here. For Carrillo, click here.
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