News From Around The County
HEMET — A driver escaped serious injury but the vehicle she was driving was totaled after the woman reportedly lost control, jumped a curb, and plowed head-on into a large tree in Hemet this morning, Sunday, March 24. The minor-injury crash happened on E. Menlo Ave., west of Buena Vista St. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: AZ man identified after fatal […]
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MURRIETA — A 50-year-old, Murrieta resident died in a fiery, solo-vehicle crash after his SUV plowed at high-speed into a freeway overpass pillar yesterday morning, Thursday, March 21. According to CHP, witnesses later reported the victim was possibly trying to pass a tractor-trailer big-rig when he suddenly veered onto the shoulder of the southbound Interstate 15 and plowed into the […]
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HEMET — Authorities are continuing to search for a man who managed to elude apprehension earlier this afternoon, Wednesday, March 20. The as-yet unidentified suspect fled from officers – first in a vehicle and then on foot into a Hemet mobile home park – after crashing into another car at the intersection of W. Latham Ave. and N. Elk St. […]
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LAKE MATTHEWS — Three people were killed and a fourth suffered major injuries and remains hospitalized after a fiery wreck involving two pickup trucks near Lake Matthews, early this morning, Saturday, March 16. The deadly collision happened near the intersection of Cajalco and Gavilan roads, according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Confusion, rumors, and accusations surround […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, March 14, 11:30 a.m. See Original Story below. CORONA — Officials have identified a man who leaped to his death from the I-15 overpass onto the 91 Freeway below in Corona last week, Saturday, March 9. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials yesterday identified the victim as Jason Birrell, 42, of Fullerton. A coroner’s release indicated Birrell was pronounced deceased […]
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BEAUMONT — A tractor-trailer combo that left the roadway and overturned near the Badlands caused major traffic delays for morning commuters and other motorists Tuesday morning, Mar. 5. It was not immediately known if the big-rig driver or his passenger was injured in the solo-vehicle accident, which caused the 60 Freeway to be partially closed for several hours, according to […]
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HEMET — A Hemet police officer was hospitalized early yesterday evening when her patrol vehicle was struck broadside by another car Tuesday, Mar. 5. The injury traffic collision happened at the intersection of Juanita St. and Central Ave. in Hemet. The officer’s injuries were later described as minor and she is expected to fully recover. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATED: […]
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HEMET — No injuries were reported after a single vehicle rollover on Domenigoni Parkway east of Warren Rd.Monday night, Mar. 4. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: Two women apprehended after suspected DUI hit and run Hemet man life-flighted with stab injuries to neck UPDATE: Man arrested after fatal Hemet stabbing Hemet woman charged with human trafficking City of Hemet Police and […]
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HEMET — Minor injuries were reported after a suspected DUI hit and run traffic collision that caused one of two involved vehicles to overturn Saturday evening, Mar. 2. The rollover crash initially left several people trapped inside a pickup truck that overturned; however, good Samaritans who came to the victims’ aid helped the truck’s occupants safely out of their wrecked […]
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BANNING — The driver of a tractor-trailer semi-truck who crashed into a passenger vehicle in Banning Tuesday, Feb. 26, was later pronounced deceased and may have suffered a medical crisis just prior to the wreck, CHP officials reported today. The crash and subsequent investigation and cleanup caused significant delays for eastbound commuters heading through the Pass area. Two other people, […]
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