UPDATE: Hemet woman ID’d after ejected in fatal Menifee DUI crash

UPDATED: Monday, Jan. 28, 10:45 a.m., With coroner’s release of information.

MENIFEE — Officials have identified a local resident who died after being partially ejected in a rollover traffic collision in Menifee, early Sunday morning, Jan. 27. The driver of the car that overturned was uninjured in the single-vehicle crash that happened on Domenigoni Pkwy, just east of Lindenberger Rd. He was later arrested for felony DUI.

Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials later identified Cindy Oropeza-Soto, 25, of Hemet, as the victim killed in the wreck. She passed away about four hours after the crash and was pronounced deceased at 8:29 a.m.

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The driver of the car that overturned, identified as 23-year-old, Hemet resident, David Alejandro Rostrosolis, was later determined to be under the influence of alcohol and subsequently arrested. He was booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of gross vehicle homicide and DUI resulting in great bodily injury. Jail records indicate he was released from custody within hours of his arrest after posting $75,000 bail.

Deputies assigned to Menifee PD, CHP, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire, and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the crash just before 4:30 a.m., after receiving a report of a vehicle that overturned, Riverside Sheriff’s Sgt. Marshall explained after the deadly crash.

When officials arrived they found a vehicle overturned and on its side, facing the wrong way on Domenigoni Pkwy. Firefighter-paramedics found Oropeza-Soto, who had been sitting unrestrained in the back seat of the wrecked car, was partially ejected and had sustained major traumatic injuries. AMR rushed the victim to Inland Valley Regional Medical Center, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

Rostrosolis was uninjured in the crash and declined medical treatment at the scene. Menifee PD conducted a field sobriety test and determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol and arrested the man.

Based on the circumstances, Menifee PD’s Traffic Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.

“The preliminary investigation showed Rostrosolis was eastbound on Domenigoni Parkway, fell asleep, and struck the center median causing the vehicle to rollover,” said Marshall.

While officials worked at the scene they called for the temporary closure of eastbound Domenigoni Pkwy. The roadway was reopened several hours later, at the conclusion of the initial on-scene investigation.

Menifee PD has not released any further details regarding their investigation, which is ongoing.

Anyone who may have witnessed this collision and has not been interviewed is encouraged to contact Officer Dominguez at Menifee Police Department at (951) 210-1000. Callers can refer to incident file number ME190270012 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, moved last year to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle, and Anza Valley Outlook; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.