Victim identified in deadly Thermal weekend crash
A man killed in a crash on Saturday in Thermal has been identified.
Jonan Lapena was 25 years old, the Riverside County coroner’s office said. He was from Thermal.
The crash occurred at 2:20 a.m. at the intersection of Van Buren Street and Avenue 62, the Riverside County Fire Department said.
Lapena was killed and another person escaped without injury, fire officials said.
It was not immediately clear how many vehicles were involved, or what caused the crash.
Lapena’s family said he worked at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival for many years. His coworkers will be making shirts for which funds will go towards funeral expenses.
He is described as humble, hard-working, and good friend.
A GoFundMe page has been set-up to help pay for funeral expenses. Click here to go to that page.
