News From Around The County
HEMET — At least four people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle, chain reaction traffic collision, Monday afternoon, Feb. 12. The minor-injury accident happened at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Golden Village, near the Target Shopping Center, in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash about 1:30 p.m., […]
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UPDATE: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m. VALLE VISTA — Officials have identified a man who died after he was hit by a pickup truck while crossing busy Highway 74, also known as Florida Avenue, in Valle Vista last Sunday night. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Antonio Ramirez, 58, of Hemet as the victim who died in the accident. According to a Coroner’s […]
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VALLE VISTA — A motorcyclist suffered critical injuries when the rider was involved in a collision with another vehicle, Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4. The wreck happened at the intersection of Florida Avenue and 8th street in the unincorporated community of Valle Vista, east of Hemet. Police and fire officials along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the […]
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SAN JACINTO — A 17-year-old girl died in a suspected DUI traffic collision that sent several others to area hospitals, late Friday evening, Feb. 2. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of Ramona Boulevard and Lyon Avenue in San Jacinto. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified Denise Canez as the juvenile who died in the accident. According to officials, Canez was pronounced […]
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HEMET — Three people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle collision that happened earlier this afternoon in Hemet. The crash happened at the intersection of Florida and Western Avenues. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene about 1:15 p.m., after receiving reports of the collision. When officials arrived they found the wrecks of three […]
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TEMECULA — Reports of a person armed with a gun at a Temecula shopping center led to a dangerous pursuit last night that ended when the fleeing SUV carrying six people overturned. After the SUV rolled, three of the occupants fled on foot, resulting in one of the alleged suspects being bitten by a Sheriff’s K-9. The incident began about 8:30 p.m., after deputies from the […]
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CORONA — Officials are investigating after a 3-year-old boy was fatally struck by an SUV while riding his bike in south Corona last night. The deadly accident happened on the 900 block of Mathews Place inside the Gallery private community, which is southeast of Magnolia and Fullerton Avenues. Corona Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the private community shortly […]
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PERRIS — A Perris resident, who officials say has multiple DUI arrests and convictions, was arrested again after he allegedly fled the scene after hitting a pedestrian Monday evening, Jan. 29. The woman died about one and one half hours after the hit and run accident, which happened near Patriot Park on Murrieta Road, about one-half mile north of San Jacinto Avenue, […]
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BEAUMONT — A woman who caused a seven car pileup while driving the wrong way on Highway 79 in Lamb Canyon last night was later arrested for driving under the influence, according to CHP. Two people – including the wrong-way driver – were injured in the crash, which happened just south of County Landfill Road in an unincorporated area between the cities of […]
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TEMECULA — Officials say driving under the influence and unsafe speed led to a deadly crash after a vehicle overturned and rolled 100 feet down an embankment before smashing into a tree, Sunday morning, Jan. 28. The fatal, single-vehicle rollover happened on Camino Estribo, between Via Gorrion and Camino Porto, in an unincorporated area west of Temecula. After an investigation, officials arrested Justyn Roland Cabunoc, 23, of […]
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