News From Around The County
LA QUINTA – Sheriff’s officials arrested a woman who was allegedly involved in a DUI-related hit and run traffic collision Friday, March 24. The hit and run happened on Washington Street and Ave. 47 in La Quinta. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s La Quinta Police Station responded to reports of a hit and run traffic collision about 5:10 p.m. […]
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MORENO VALLEY – A driver died when their car smashed into a telephone pole and several trees Saturday, March 25. The early-morning, single-vehicle wreck happened in the 17700 block of Lasselle Street between Avenida Classica and Via De Anza, near Rancho Verde High School, in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley Police and Fire personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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HEMET – A 16-year-old, West Valley High School student was critically injured when he was struck by a pickup truck while crossing the street towards his school early Friday morning, March 24. The boy was hit near the intersection of Mustang Way and Morgan Hill Road near West Valley High School in Hemet. Witnesses later told authorities the student was […]
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MENIFEE – A teenager died in an early-morning, head-on traffic collision after he tried to pass slower moving traffic on Scott Road, east of Merrit Road, in Menifee, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The deadly accident happened just after midnight, Tuesday, March 21. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim as Peter Ely Sakr, 18, of Menifee. Sakr died about one […]
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DE LUZ – A woman who was ejected from her car after crashing into a tree died Thursday morning, March 23. The deadly, solo-vehicle crash happened in the 43400 block of De Luz Road, between Tierra Linda and Via Vaquero Road, in the unincorporated community of De Luz. Although a California Highway Patrol official described the accident as a “totally […]
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MORENO VALLEY – Four people were injured, including one who was left in critical condition, when a vehicle smashed into a tree Monday, March 20. Officials believe alcohol and/or drug intoxication were contributing factors in the collision. The major-injury accident happened on Iris Avenue west of Oliver Street in Moreno Valley. The accident forced the overnight closure of eastbound Iris Avenue, between […]
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MEAD VALLEY – Details are still emerging after a driver was left trapped inside their mangled vehicle after the victim smashed into a tree Friday, March 17. The accident happened on Harvill Avenue, south of Dree Circle in the unincorporated area of Mead Valley. Firefighters had to perform extensive extrication to free the victim, who officials have not identified. California Highway […]
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TEMECULA – A man was injured in an early morning, single-vehicle traffic accident when his vehicle smashed head-on into a Southern California Edison pole Thursday, March 16. The pole, which is located in the area of Temecula Parkway west of Meadows Parkway in Temecula, was sheared in half from the impact. Deputies responded to the area about 4:18 a.m., after receiving […]
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MENIFEE – A Menifee resident was arrested after an incident that began when the alleged suspect physically assaulted another man then hit the victim with his car in a Menifee parking lot. After the attack, the suspect led a sheriff’s motorcycle officer on a pursuit that ended when the fleeing man crashed into two cars at the intersection of Scott and Leon Roads in […]
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UPDATE: Monday, March 13, 6:30 p.m. (See original story, photographs, and video from the accident scene below.) PERRIS – Sheriff’s officials provided additional information regarding this morning’s rollover traffic collision that left two drivers injured, one severely. The accident happened at the intersection of San Jacinto Avenue and Dunlap Drive, east of Interstate 215 and south of Nuevo Road in Perris. Emergency […]
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