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UPDATE: 12/23/2016 10:30 p.m. Coroner’s officials have identified the two victims killed in a four vehicle, rollover traffic collision Friday, Dec. 23 as Hemet residents 31-year-old Elizabeth Vera and 61-year-old Joan Hoffenberg. According to a coroner’s release Vera died at the scene of the accident and her time of death was listed as 9:54 a.m. Hoffenberg also died at the scene […]
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VALLE VISTA – Very few details are known after a subject died in their own car this morning in the 25100 block of W. Posey Drive in Valle Vista. W. Posey Drive is located east of Ramona Expressway and west of Fairview Avenue. The victim was involved in a minor collision with a metal patio cover; however, it was not […]
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THERMAL – A man who was struck by a hit and run driver and left to die in the roadway was run over by a second vehicle Tuesday, Dec. 20. The hit and run and second accident happened on Hwy 86 south of Avenue 52. The man died from his injuries. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim as Juan Hernandez, […]
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HEMET – At least one person was injured in a three vehicle, chain reaction, traffic collision Thursday, Dec. 15. The accident happened in the area of Florida Avenue and Soboba Street in Hemet. 911 callers told emergency dispatchers the accident occurred when one vehicle, described as a small, light-colored coupe failed to stop for traffic and smashed into the first […]
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UPDATE: Corrected and updated with additional information HEMET – At least one person is believed to have sustained major injuries in a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic accident Friday, Dec. 16. The accident happened about 6:35 p.m., in the area of Mountain Avenue and N. Soboba Street in Hemet. The call was initially dispatched as a two-vehicle accident, however later 911 calls indicated […]
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SAN JACINTO – A house and car sustained major damage when a sedan smashed into a home in the 300 block of W. Main Street near S. Santa Fe Avenue in San Jacinto Thursday, Dec. 15. The accident was reported shortly before 2 p.m. The driver of the car was transported to a local area hospital with complaints of shoulder […]
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GLEN IVY – Two victims, including a juvenile, sustained major traumatic injuries in a solo-vehicle rollover accident Tuesday, Dec. 13. Two other juveniles who were in the SUV when it rolled over were not seriously injured. The accident happened about 8:53 p.m., in the area of Indian Truck Trail and Towhee Lane in an unincorporated area of Corona known as […]
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RIVERSIDE – DUI is suspected as the primary contributing factor in an accident where a vehicle smashed into a traffic pole Monday, Dec. 12. The single-car accident happened at 10692 Indiana Avenue in Riverside. A six-year-old resident of Riverside, who has not been identified, was improperly restrained and was critically injured in the accident. The driver of the vehicle, who was […]
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BEAUMONT – Many questions remain unanswered after an early-morning accident involving a woman who was run over while laying between the number one and two lanes of traffic on the northbound side of SR-79 – also known as Lamb Canyon Road – Monday, Dec. 12. The fatal incident happened about 3:28 a.m., one mile south of California Road, between the cities of Beaumont […]
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HEMET – One person sustained moderate injuries in a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision Monday, Dec. 12. The accident happened at the intersection of W. Latham Avenue and N. Gilbert Street in Hemet. The area where the accident occurred was just east of the World Baptist Church and north of Florida Avenue. Hemet Fire and Police officials were dispatched to the collision after […]
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