A 58-year-old woman who was killed after colliding with a flatbed trailer in the unincorporated area of Mecca was identified Tuesday as a resident of the city.
Maria Moreno De Hernandez was fatally injured around 6 a.m. Monday on 70th Avenue, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office.
A red Kubota tractor hauling a flatbed trailer was traveling westbound on 70th Avenue, west of Garfield Street, when a white Ford Ranger pickup driving behind the vehicle at an unconfirmed speed hit the rear of the trailer, according to the California Highway Patrol…