News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist was killed in a fiery wreck when their vehicle was struck from behind after becoming disabled while traveling on the 91 Freeway in Riverside Wednesday evening, Feb. 9. The deadly accident, which happened in the westbound lanes of traffic west of Green River Road, was the first of two fatal collisions to occur […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — A well-known VW repair and restoration business that has been serving the Riverside community since 1976 was destroyed by a swift-moving fire that tore through their building Wednesday evening, Feb. 9. The business has since been identified as CarCraft, a business touted for their high-performance VW engines and their German Auto Service, which specializes in both partial […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Despite multiple 911 calls reporting a wrong-way driver on the 91 Freeway early this morning, officials were not able to get ahead of or stop the vehicle before it crashed head-on into another vehicle in Riverside Sunday, Feb. 6. The wrong-way driver was arrested at the scene and later booked into jail on DUI charges related to […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a local resident was killed after losing control of a vehicle they were driving and crashing into a power pole in Riverside early Sunday morning, Feb. 6. Another occupant fled from the wrecked vehicle after the crash, which happened on Van Buren Boulevard near Duncan Avenue. It was not known if the person who fled […]
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CORONA, Calif., — Authorities say a Riverside teen was arrested after a wild and dangerous stolen vehicle pursuit that left a trail of wrecked cars in its wake Friday afternoon, Feb. 4. No injuries were reported as a result of the chase, which began in Corona and ended in Riverside, when pursuing officers used a pursuit intervention technique, or PIT […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say four people, including a Sheriff’s Community Service Officer and three arrestees, were hospitalized after a DUI hit and run collision that caused the transportation van they were in to overturn in Riverside early Friday morning, Jan. 28. The alleged drunk driver who fled the scene after the collision was later arrested after officers followed a […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Although details are still emerging, officials have confirmed that a volatile encounter between two armed men outside a Riverside Walgreens ended with one man dead and another man detained yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Jan. 19. Witnesses have said the deadly incident began when a man approached a group of individuals while armed with a crowbar and that one […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a Menifee man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle just moments after an earlier collision on the southbound I-215 south of Columbia Avenue early Friday morning, Jan. 7. Witnesses later told investigating California Highway Patrol officers that following the initial crash the victim had exited his vehicle and was standing in the […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Jan. 2, 9:05 a.m., With initial release of Coroner’s information. UPDATED: Sunday, Jan. 2, 11 a.m., With photos and details from the scene provided by Jeff Waller (Which can be viewed at bottom of original story). Originally Published: Saturday, Jan. 1, 11:25 a.m. See Original Story below. RIVERSIDE, Calif., — The Riverside County Sheriff Coroner’s Office has identified […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Two people were hospitalized after a collision involving a passenger sedan and tractor-trailer combo in Riverside Monday afternoon, Dec. 27. The involved sedan was dragged some distance by the semi-truck after it collided with the much larger vehicle and became wedged under the rig’s trailer, near the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Airport Drive. LEADING THE RCNS […]
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