WILMINGTON – Two men who died in a vehicle collision after the driver crashed into an excavator at a nearby construction site in Wilmington were identified by county authorities Saturday.
The victims were identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office as Adan Hernandez 30, and Eddie Corona, 29.
Los Angeles Fire Department personnel and Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the collision at 10:32 p.m. Thursday at 1202 W. Anaheim St., between Marine Avenue and Avalon Boulevard, where they found the victims, according to an LAPD spokesman.
Police said the driver was traveling on Anaheim at a high rate of speed when they crashed into the excavator.
The LAPD’s South Traffic Bureau is handling the investigation of the crash.