OC Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Crash While Driving Home

An Orange County sheriff’s deputy died after crashing into a palm tree while driving home Thursday morning.

The unidentified deputy from the sheriff’s department’s San Juan Capistrano office crashed around 5:15 a.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Department and Riverside County Fire Department spokespeople told NBC4.

The single-vehicle crash happened on the 25300 block of Railroad Canyon Road in Lake Elsinore.

No further information on the deputy was immediately available.