A Canyon Lake man was killed on Thursday after the SUV he was driving collided with a pickup truck near the area of Domenigoni Parkway and Warren Road in the City of Hemet.
Shortly after 12:13 a.m., Hemet police officers arrived on scene and located a silver SUV and a blue pickup truck that were involved in the collision. The driver of the SUV, identified as 32-year-old Jordan Fontenot of Canyon Lake, was unresponsive and pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the pickup truck remained on scene and was cooperative with the investigation.
According to the Hemet Police Department Traffic Bureau, the preliminary investigation revealed that the SUV was traveling eastbound on Domenigoni Pkwy on the wrong side of the road when it collided with the pickup truck.
Impaired driving does appear to be a factor, the Hemet Police Department said in a news release.
Westbound Domenigoni Pkwy was closed from Sanderson Avenue to Warren Road from approximately 12:18 to 6:30 a.m.
