News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE — A suspected drunk driver who lost control of his new SUV crashed into a street sign and fire hydrant sent a geyser of water shooting up into the air, Saturday morning Oct. 14. The early morning accident happened on Indiana Avenue near Sayward Circle and Capitol Drive in Riverside. City of Riverside Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A pedestrian was killed while crossing a Moreno Valley street, Monday evening, Oct. 9. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of Iris Avenue and Camino Flores. Moreno Valley Police and Fire personnel were dispatched to the accident about 8:23 p.m., when Riverside County emergency dispatchers were notified regarding “a major injury traffic collision,” at the intersection, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Jaime […]
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VALLE VISTA — A 38-year-old, Hemet woman died when her vehicle hit a berm, went airborne and smashed – mid-air and head-on – into the front of a parked bus. The woman’s SUV burst into flames upon impact and firefighters had to conduct extensive extrication to recover the victim’s body after extinguishing the blaze. The fiery accident happened just after midnight, Sunday, Oct. […]
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UPDATE: Saturday, Oct. 7, 1:45 p.m. WINCHESTER — Officials have identified a woman killed when her car was struck broadside after officials say she failed to yield to another vehicle. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of Simpson Road and Whittier Avenue in the unincorporated community of Winchester. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified the victim as Almira Arrellanes, 30, of Perris. Arrellanes died at […]
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HEMET — Authorities are investigating a fatal vehicle versus pedestrian accident that happened Wednesday evening, Oct. 4. The deadly crash occurred when a man, who was possibly intoxicated according to police officials, attempted to cross mid-block on Florida Avenue, between Meridian and Stanford Streets, in Hemet. The pedestrian was not using a marked cross walk when he was struck. Riverside County […]
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REDDING — Two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle, head-on collision, Wednesday, Sept. 27. The accident happened in the area of Airport Road and Fig Tree Lane, just south of the Redding Municipal Airport, in Redding. Redding Police and Fire officials responded to the scene of the crash about 3:28 p.m., after several motorists and witnesses called 911 to report the head-on traffic […]
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HEMET — A Hemet resident died when he lost control of his motorcycle while trying to pass slower moving vehicles, Wednesday, Sept. 27. The fatal accident happened on Warren Road between Esplanade and Cottonwood Avenues in the City of Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 48-year-old, Jose Sanchez Jr. as the man killed in the crash. […]
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California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a two-vehicle, rollover traffic accident that happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 25, northwest of Moreno Valley and southeast of Riverside. The accident sent a landscaping truck crashing through a guard rail and fence, where it soared off the southbound 215/eastbound 60 Freeway onto Sycamore Canyon Boulevard; which runs adjacent to the freeway. The […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — A motorcyclist was hospitalized with major, traumatic injuries after he was involved in a collision with another vehicle that some witnesses say made an illegal left turn in front of the rider, Wednesday, Sept. 13. After the crash, the driver who reportedly caused the accident fled the scene. He was later located and arrested. During an investigation, deputies […]
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WILDOMAR — A Wildomar resident died after he crashed an off-road, all-terrain vehicle into a parked vehicle while riding on a residential city street, Tuesday evening, Sept. 12. The fatal accident happened on the 35000 block of Pashal Place near Momat Avenue in Wildomar. The newer, tree-lined neighborhood is south of Baxter Road and west of Interstate 15. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s later identified Ivan Gomez, 25, of […]
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