The Acura driver sustained major injuries and was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs
Thermal, CA. – Pablo Garcia Lopez, 26, has been identified as the man who died in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday morning in Thermal.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 5 a.m. in the area of Avenue 58 and Buchanan Street.
A 2017 Acura RDX was traveling eastbound on Avenue 58 when it failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into a 2009 Toyota Camry, which was traveling northbound on Buchanan.
The impact caused both vehicles to overturn.
Lopez, a resident of Mecca, was driving the Toyota and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Acura driver sustained major injuries and was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.