Hemet woman dies after rollover crash on 215 Freeway

A woman was killed in in a rollover crash on the 215 Freeway in Murrieta on Thursday. 

The crash happened at around noon on southbound lanes of I-215, just north of Linnel Lane, according to the California Highway Patrol. 

Officers say that the victim, identified as 42-year-old Jasmine Gomez, was driving a Fiat 500 that was clipped by a pickup truck hauling a trailer and another car, which caused her to veer out of control and overturn in the fast lane. 

"The left side of the Dodge's trailer collided with the side of the Fiat, causing it to veer left," CHP said. "The Fiat collided with the concrete center divider wall and overturned before coming to rest."

Paramedics pronounced Gomez dead at the scene, they say that she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. 

Neither of the people in the other cars required hospitalization after being assessed by paramedics at the scene. The driver of the truck, a 30-year-old man from Texas, was not arrested following the crash but officers say that "charges may be pending."

Southbound lanes were partially closed for several hours until they finally reopened at around 5 p.m. 

Anyone who knows more about the crash is asked to contact CHP's Temecula office at (951) 466-4300.