News From Around The County
HEMET — A teenage boy learning how to drive a stick shift with his mother reportedly got confused regarding which pedal to use and lost control – crashing into the corner of a home earlier this afternoon. The non-injury accident happened at the corner of Bordeaux Ln. and N. Meridian St. in Hemet. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: RIVERSIDE: Elk’s Lodge […]
Read more
LAKE ELSINORE — Officials have identified a Lake Elsinore man who died in a fiery, solo-motorcycle crash late Sunday night, July 1. The deadly accident happened on Lakeshore Dr. near Terra Cotta Rd., in Lake Elsinore. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 43-year-old, Rafael Lopez, as the victim of the late night crash. According to a coroner’s release, Lopez succumbed […]
Read more
HEMET — The wife of one of two people injured in a traffic collision this morning is praising Hemet PD after one of their officers showed an unexpected and completely random act of kindness by delivering a car load of groceries to her after her husband was transported to an area hospital. The minor injury crash happened in the area […]
Read more
HEMET — No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash involving a City of Menifee roadwork truck earlier this evening. The accident happened on Stetson Ave. east of State St., near Milano Brother’s Pizza, in Hemet. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: BREAKING: Four people injured after family dispute leads to Gavilan Hills shooting DESERT CENTER: Four dead, three injured, in three […]
Read more
BURNEY — Sheriff and CHP officials are searching for a vehicle that fled the scene after hitting a tractor-trailer semi-truck at Burney Chevron earlier this afternoon. According to a California Highway Patrol incident log, there were no reported injuries after the hit and run collision, which happened at the intersection of Main St. and Mountain View Rd. LEADING THE SCNS […]
Read more
Bill Correll photo FALL RIVER MILLS — A motorist was seriously injured and life-flighted this morning after smashing into a parked trailer in front of the Shell gas station at 43202 Highway 299 E., in Fall River Mills. According to a CHP incident log, the victim suffered major injuries and was believed to have possibly experienced a medical emergency just […]
Read more
MORENO VALLEY — A man already on PRCS probation for DUI who was driving on a suspended license for two prior DUI’s was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol once again after wrecking his sedan into a Moreno Valley light pole early this morning. According to sheriff’s officials, this was the man’s third DUI in Riverside County. LEADING […]
Read more
RIVERSIDE — Officials say a Riverside resident was speeding and ran a stop sign just before losing control of his car, crashing through a fence, and smashing into the tree. The deadly single-vehicle wreck happened Thursday evening, June 21, on Howard Ave., between Cridge and Date Streets, in Riverside. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Murdered Riverside woman’s son arrested after […]
Read more
A couple who died earlier this week when their vehicle smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer big-rig that had stopped for another accident have been identified as being from the Inland Empire. The deadly crash happened early Sunday morning, June 17, on Interstate 40, east of Kelbaker Road. The location is near the unincorporated rural community of Essex and about […]
Read more
One person was airlifted with serious injuries after a head-on collision involving a semi-truck and small car earlier this afternoon. The crash happened on Highway 299 a few miles east of Moosecamp and about a half-mile west of Hatchet, according to witnesses. According to a CalTrans worker who stopped at the scene immediately after the wreck, the driver of the […]
Read more