News From Around The County
MENIFEE — An 8-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck by the side of a car after chasing a ball into a street, Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 19. The accident happened in the area of Stillwater and Halcyon Drives, south of Newport Road and west of Menifee Lakes, in the city of Menifee. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the area about […]
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PERRIS — Officials are investigating the cause of a fatal traffic collision between a sedan and a tractor-trailer, big-rig that happened Monday morning, Dec. 18. The deadly crash that killed a 25-year-old, Perris resident, happened on Highway 74, between Festus Circle and Ethanac Road, in an unincorporated area south of Perris and north of Lake Elsinore. California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire […]
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SAN JACINTO — A pedestrian crossing a busy street died after being struck by a car late Friday evening, Dec. 15. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of W. Ramona Expressway and Eagle Road, east of N. State Street, in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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NUEVO — Officials are searching for a driver who fled the scene after plowing in a power pole, Thursday evening, Dec. 14. The impact sheared the power pole at its base and sent it and a transformer crashing onto a residential property. A power box was also destroyed in the crash that happened in the area of Central Avenue and Menifee Road in Nuevo. Power in […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. MURRIETA — Officials have identified a man who died the morning after he was struck by a motorist Sunday, Dec. 3. The man was hit while riding a bicycle on the 24000 block of Washington Avenue, near Davenport Way, in Murrieta. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified Khuda Dad, 43, of Murrieta, as the bicyclist killed in […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — A man who had been out of jail for only five days after being released from custody on a felony parole violation was re-arrested Saturday, Dec. 9, after he allegedly robbed a bank before leading deputies on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit. Officials allege that during the chase the suspect, who was later identified by officials as Thomas […]
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HEMET — Two drivers sustained minor injuries after a traffic collision sent a large SUV hurtling through a wall and into two mobile homes, Friday afternoon, Dec. 8. The accident, that left both mobile homes and several parked vehicles damaged, happened near the intersection of Kirby Street and W. Oakland Avenue in Hemet. Hemet Police and Fire personnel responded to the […]
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SAN JACINTO — A mother was injured and her infant son is in intensive care after an accident between a San Jacinto PD patrol SUV and a sedan, Wednesday, Dec. 6. A deputy was also injured in the multiple-injury, traffic accident, which happened near the intersection of N. Brinton and S. State Streets in San Jacinto. At least one witness to the […]
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PERRIS — Three people were hospitalized and one person is in critical condition after a car smashed head-on into a tractor-trailer, semi-truck before being hit by another vehicle Wednesday morning, Dec. 6. The major-injury accident happened in the area of Harley Knox Boulevard and Patterson Avenue in Perris. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the accident about 7:45 a.m., after […]
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Officials are investigating a non-injury traffic collision between a bus carrying county inmates and another vehicle along Highway 79/Lamb Canyon. The Tuesday evening accident, which caused a brief SigAlert, happened on the southbound side of the highway in an unincorporated area, south of Beaumont and north of San Jacinto. California Highway Patrol officers, Riverside County Sheriff’s officials and other emergency first responders were […]
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