Riverside police investigators say they believe impairment and excessive speed played a role in a crash on Tuesday, Nov. 12, in which the passenger in a car died. The collision was reported around 6:15 p.m. Police arrived on Sycamore Canyon Boulevard near Cottonwood Avenue in Riverside and found a car that had hit a tree and had two people trapped inside. The passenger was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said, with the driver also hospitalized; his vital signs were stable. Both were Moreno Valley residents. The 29-year-old driver was at the wheel of a 2017 Nissan 370Z when he lost control, detectives said. “They believe that alcohol and vehicle speed were factors in the cause of last night’s collision,” Officer Ryan Railsback, a department spokesman, said Wednesday. “The driver was still in the hospital, so they will look to see if charges are appropriate as they get further into the investigation.” Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go Crime and Public Safety | Suspect arrested in Inland desert killings, accused of setting couple’s bodies and cars on fire Crime and Public Safety | San Fernando Valley man convicted of Fullerton triple-murder that had ties to ‘furry community’ Crime and Public Safety | Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case Crime and Public Safety | Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows