Off-road vehicle enthusiasts are invited to participate in a safety awareness ride Saturday in Ocotillo Wells to honor the memory of Megan Marie Lopez, who died in an off-road collision in 2022. The ride, called Megan’s Legacy, will be held in the Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area. It is the third annual ride that Lopez’s family and friends have organized. Megan Marie Lopez. (Lopez family) Participants driving motorcycles or off-road vehicles are asked to arrive by 1 p.m. for staging, and the ride is expected to start by 2 p.m. Details about the event are posted at meganslegacyride.com. Lopez was 25, newly engaged and months from graduating from California State University San Marcos when she died Jan. 29, 2022, while riding her motorcycle. She was in a head-on collision with a driver in a four-wheel Polaris known as a side-by-side on a graded dirt road. After her death, her mother, Carrie Lopez, advocated for mandatory training for drivers of some off-road vehicles. “Megan left a stamp on the heart of everyone she knew through her joyful spirit, enthusiasm for adventure, and unique ability to make others feel loved and cared for,” the family said in a statement. “The real tragedy of the accident that took her life is that the circumstances of the incident were entirely preventable by standard OHV safety practices.” Lopez’s family erected a memorial cross near where she died shortly after the incident, but state park officials this year ordered it be taken down.