Daniel Raymond Ayala, 29, died at the 210 Freeway’s Day Creek Boulevard offramp.

The man died at the site of the crash, according to officials.

The crew of a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s helicopter spotted the driver in a ravine near the accident scene.

Christian Samuel Dominguez, 27, was driving a Honda Accord at a “high speed” when the sedan slammed into the rear of a Ford pickup truck north of Beach Boulevard, triggering a chain-reaction crash involving a total of five vehicles about 4 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the freeway

The CHP said the man tried to get into a truck and could have fallen or jumped from the truck. Another vehicle may have run him over.

The man lost control of his vehicle before the crash that took his life, the San Bernardino County Coroner said.

The crash occurred near the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Nuevo Road.

A suspected drunk driver was arrested, and all southbound lanes were slated to be closed for several hours.

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