Category: Traffic Accidents/Collisions

MEADOWBROOK: “She ran right onto Hwy,” witness says of pedestrian, 56, killed crossing SR-74

MEADOWBROOK — A Perris-area woman who died after reportedly darting in front of traffic along busy SR-74 Wednesday afternoon had been stepping “in and out” of traffic just prior to being hit and darted in front of the passenger vehicle that hit her, according to officials investigating the deadly collision. The accident happened near Meadowbrook/Greenwald Avenue, in the unincorporated community of […]

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UPDATED: MENIFEE: Homeland woman, 51, killed while walking in lanes of traffic ID’d

UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 25, 11:45 p.m. MENIFEE — Officials have identified a pedestrian fatally struck while reportedly walking in the lanes of traffic on Murrieta Road near Floyd Avenue, early last Wednesday morning. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Zena Greenhalgh, 51, of Homeland as the pedestrian who died after she was hit by a vehicle. A coroner’s release indicated Greenhalgh succumbed to her […]

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UPDATED: Man allegedly fleeing multiple hit and runs causes rollover accident after plowing through wall, into truck

UPDATED: Thursday, Mar. 22, With additional information (See original and updated stories below.) HEMET — Details are still trickling in from the scene, but a man who numerous victims and witnesses allege hit several cars before fleeing the scene – was arrested for several charges related to the incident. He was later cited and released with a date to appear […]

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PERRIS: Six hospitalized after “multiple” victims ejected in rollover accident

PERRIS — Details are beginning to emerge after six people were hospitalized with various injuries when a mini van overturned “multiple” times, ejecting several passengers out the windows of the vehicle, Saturday, Mar. 17. Despite the severity of the crash, the victims’ injuries ranged from minor to moderate and all were expected to survive, according to officials. Emergency first responders […]

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UPDATED: Riverside man, 34, killed after “bizarre” crash leaves car suspended mid-air ID’d

UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 18, 11 p.m. RIVERSIDE — Officials have identified a man killed when he lost control of his speeding vehicle, hit a curb and went airborne. The car smashed into a palm tree, leaving the destroyed vehicle suspended in mid-air, wedged between two trees. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified 34-year-old, Ian Barraza, of Riverside, as the sole victim from the […]

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LAKEVIEW: Woman, 29, killed on Ramona Expressway after hitting dairy hauler ID’d

UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 18, 9 p.m. LAKEVIEW — Official have identified a woman who died after crashing into the back of a dairy-hauling big-rig early Friday morning. The fatal accident happened on eastbound Ramona Expressway just west of Bridge Street in the unincorporated community of Lakeview. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Amanda Guzman, 29, of Nuevo, as the driver of the Toyota Prius that […]

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UPDATED: LAKE ELSINORE: 9-year-old boy killed after hit and dragged by hit and run driver

UPDATED: Mar. 14, 8 p.m. With additional details LAKE ELSINORE — The devastated family of a 9-year-old boy is pleading for the public’s help identifying and locating a man who ran the child down in a Lake Elsinore cross walk before fleeing the scene, Tuesday evening, March 13. The young victim was inside a marked cross walk just a few yards from his home when […]

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SAN JACINTO: Driver hospitalized after fiery wreck

SAN JACINTO — A man was hospitalized after smashing his SUV into a traffic signal pole early Tuesday morning, Mar. 13. The fiery wreck happened at the intersection of Cottonwood and Sanderson Avenues in San Jacinto. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the intersection just after midnight, after they were notified regarding the collision. When officials arrived at the scene they located […]

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CORONA: One dead, one critical, after car smashes into tree

CORONA — One person was killed and another is in critical condition after a vehicle plowed into a tree late Saturday night, Mar. 10. According to officials, wet roads were possibly a contributing factor in the deadly single-vehicle wreck that happened on the 900 block of North McKinley in Corona. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 22-year-old, Joron Portis, of Compton, as the victim killed […]

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UPDATED: San Jacinto woman, 19, ID’d after fatally struck while crossing street

SAN JACINTO — A 19-year-old San Jacinto resident died after she was hit by a car while crossing a busy San Jacinto street, Friday, Mar. 9. The deadly vehicle versus pedestrian collision happened at the intersection of S. San Jacinto and W. Esplanade Avenues. Emergency first responders rushed to the scene of the accident shortly after 11 p.m., after a motorist called 911 to report […]

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