News From Around The County
REDDING — A man was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and his female passenger had to be extricated from the mangled wreckage of a car this morning, Thursday, Sept. 14. The early-morning accident happened in the area of Victor Avenue near El Vista Street in Redding, after the alleged drunk driver smashed into several excavating vehicles that had been parked […]
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SAN JACINTO — Officials are investigating the cause of a single-vehicle collision after a driver smashed into a tree this morning. The driver, described as elderly woman, was hospitalized after the early-morning accident that happened Wednesday, Sept. 6, on S. Santa Fe Street near W. Esplanade Avenue in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Station, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters […]
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UPDATE: Wednesday, Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m. FRENCH VALLEY — Officials investigating a fatal, three-vehicle, traffic collision say they have arrested a 51-year-old, Hemet resident for causing a wreck that took the life of a 62-year-old Murrieta woman earlier today, Wednesday, Sept. 6. The fatal crash happened Wednesday, Sept. 6, on Winchester Road near the intersection of Auld Road in French Valley. According to […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 10 p.m. HEMET — Authorities investigating a fatal, multiple-vehicle, traffic collision that happened Thursday, Aug 31, at about 7 p.m., announced the arrest of the driver who caused the DUI-related crash. Hemet police officials arrested Augustin Perala Jimenez, 48, of Hemet, Sunday, Sept. 3. He was arrested about 7 p.m., as he was being released from a local hospital, according to […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Sept. 4, 10 p.m. Writer’s note regarding photographs included below. HEMET — A family friend of the 16-year-old victim who was one of two people struck by a car earlier today provided an update regarding the young victim’s condition, explaining the girl has already undergone the first of many surgeries she will have to undergo. Melina Yazmin Villalobos, […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A sheriff’s deputy witnessed a major-injury, vehicle versus pedestrian, traffic collision involving two victims who were struck by a car while crossing a busy street, Friday, Sept. 1. The early-morning accident happened at the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Dracaea Avenue in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley Police and Fire officials responded to the intersection about 5:19 a.m., after a deputy from […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Sept. 2, 1 p.m. HEMET — City of Hemet police officials say DUI is suspected a one of the primary contributing factors in an accident that killed a Menifee man, Thursday evening, Aug, 31. Police officials have not released the identity of the suspected DUI driver, who was hospitalized with unknown injuries after the crash. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s […]
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UPDATE: Tuesday, Aug. 29, 9:30 p.m. MORENO VALLEY — Despite public speculation about the charred remains of a body found inside a car discovered on fire in a field, police and fire officials investigating the incident determined the death was related to a solo-vehicle traffic collision. The fiery, fatal crash happened Saturday, Aug. 26, in a field off of Old 215 Frontage Road and […]
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VALLE VISTA — Authorities are currently investigating a possible hit and run, believed to involve a pedestrian and possibly two vehicles. The major-injury, hit and run collisions happened Monday evening, Aug. 28, along a dark section of Highway 74 near First Street in Valle Vista. The same stretch of highway has been the site of several other recent, major-injury and fatal vehicle versus […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 27, 11 p.m. RIVERSIDE — In spite of life-saving efforts made by both law enforcement and fire officials, a pedestrian – believed to have been struck by a vehicle – died at the scene, Wednesday, Aug. 23. The deadly incident was reported in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard, west of Canyon Crest Drive, in Riverside. According to […]
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