Coroner identifies man killed in Colton head-on collision

Last Updated on January 12, 2023 by CCAR Staff

COLTON >> The San Bernardino County Coroner’s Department has identified a Moreno Valley man killed in a head-on collision Friday morning in Colton’s Reche Canyon.

John Patrick Holbach, 21, was driving traveling south on Reche Canyon Road, in a silver 1985 Toyota Corolla, about 5:30 a.m. Friday when he veered into the northbound lanes and collided head-on with another pickup, according to police and a coroner’s press release.

Holbach was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:49 a.m., according to the coroner.


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