News From Around The County
A CHP officer is seen performing chest compressions on the downed motorcyclist. Several officers, medics and firefighters took turns performing CPR on the fatally injured rider. John Strangis photo HEMET – A motorcyclist died Wednesday morning, April 12, after he was struck from behind by a driver who said she had not seen the motorcycle before smashing into it. The driver […]
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HIGHGROVE – Several people suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle, rollover traffic accident Monday evening, April 10. The over-turned vehicle, which left three of four lanes on the southbound I-215 Freeway blocked. The location where the accident happened just north of Center Street and is less than two miles north of the 91/60/215 interchange in Riverside. The accident left many evening […]
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UPDATE: April 10, 3 p.m. (See original story below.) PERRIS – Coroner officials have identified a man who died after the driver lost control of his speeding car and smashed broadside into a traffic signal pole Saturday, April 8. The wreck, which one official called a “violent and unnecessary traffic collision fatality,” happened at the intersection of Indian Avenue and Markham Street in […]
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TEMECULA – A motorcyclist died in a head-on collision with another vehicle Friday, April 7. The deadly accident happened in the area of Ynez Road, between Tierra Vista and Rancho Vista Road, in Temecula. Emergency first responders rushed to the scene of the deadly crash about 5:35 p.m., after several people called 911 to report the two-vehicle collision. When sheriff and fire […]
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HEMET – Several bus riders sustained minor injuries when an RTA bus was involved in a hit and run accident Tuesday, April 4. Details are still emerging, but the accident happened at the intersection of E. Florida Avenue and S. Harvard Street in Hemet. The vehicle that fled the scene after the collision was described as a white sedan, possibly a […]
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HEMET – No injuries were reported after a driver crashed into a tree in the area of State Street and Acacia Avenue in Hemet Saturday, April 1. The driver, who some witnesses described as elderly, told investigating officers she accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal, causing her vehicle to accelerate forward into the tree. The car, […]
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Hemet police officers closed down all lanes of traffic on Florida Avenue, between S. Hamilton and S. Western Avenues during the ruptured gas main emergency. Melanie Lee photo HEMET- A major roadway through Hemet was shut down for several hours after a vehicle crashed into a high-pressure, above-ground, main gas line. Florida Avenue between S. Western and S. Hamilton […]
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HEMET – Details are still emerging after several people suffered minor injuries in a four-vehicle, rollover traffic collision this morning, Wednesday, March 29. The accident – that happened at the intersection of Florida and Lyon Avenues in Hemet – slowed morning commuters to a crawl through the area. City of Hemet Fire and Police personnel were dispatched to the multiple-vehicle […]
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MORENO VALLEY – A 20-year-old, Perris resident died after she was struck by a hit and run driver Tuesday, March 28. The deadly accident happened on Ironwood Avenue east of Zantar Lane in Moreno Valley. Coroner’s officials later identified Tatiana Flores as the pedestrian who was killed. She died at Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley at 10:52 […]
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GOOD HOPE – One person was killed and two other were injured in a single-vehicle, roll-over accident Saturday, March 25. The deadly accident happened in the 22000 block of Ellis Avenue, near Marshall Street, in the unincorporated community of Good Hope. Good Hope is located southwest of Perris and north of Lake Elsinore. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim killed […]
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