Jacob Snellings Killed in DUI Crash on Avenue 51 [Coachella, CA]

Passenger Dies after DUI Driver Crashes Car on Avenue 51 in Coachella

 
COACHELLA, CA (June 8, 2023) – Jacob Snellings was killed in a DUI crash in Coachella Tuesday evening on June 6.
 
The fatal crash happened around 8:15 p.m. at Avenue 51 and Chiapas Drive. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, 38-year-old Antonio Tellez Leon of Coachella was driving a vehicle when he collided with another car at the intersection.
 
When officers arrived, they found Leon and Snellings inside their vehicle with major injuries.
 
Life-saving measures were performed, but Snelling died at the scene. He was a 21-year-old Coachella resident, according to the coroner’s office.
 
The driver of the other car was unharmed.
 
Police later arrested Leon on suspicion of murder, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, violation of probation and DUI. They booked him into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio.
 
An investigation is ongoing. Police urged anyone with additional information to call Deputy Esteban Molina of the Thermal sheriff’s station at 760-863-8990 or Valley Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-782-7463.

We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Jacob Snellings.

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