“Go buy a lottery ticket … Now!” witness tells driver after Hemet wreck

HEMET, Calif. — A man escaped injury after losing control of his vehicle and careening into a telephone pole, before hitting a parked pickup truck around noon yesterday, Thursday, Jan. 21. The accident, which sheared the pole in half, destroyed the involved vehicle, and damaged the parked truck, happened on State Street south of Esplanade Avenue in Hemet.  LEADING THE […]

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Hemet man arrested after Moreno Valley DUI crash with ejection

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — A passenger was ejected and a driver was seriously injured when an allegedly intoxicated man ran a red light and plowed broadside into the victim’s vehicle in Moreno Valley Tuesday evening, Jan. 19. The driver who caused the collision, who did not have a valid driver’s license, was later arrested for driving under the influence, according […]

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San Jacinto pursuit ends with crash in Hemet

SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities say a DUI-related pursuit that began in San Jacinto ended in Hemet when the intoxicated driver crashed into a sign outside an apartment complex and was taken into custody yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Jan. 20. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Illegal passing ruled out after Gilman Springs crash that killed mother, injured children Gusty winds wreak havoc […]

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SR-299E crash leaves truck “buried in the trees” near Oak Run Rd

BELLA VISTA, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a pickup truck traveling on SR-299E went about 30 feet over the embankment and into the trees west of Oak Run Road yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, Jan. 19. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Man who attacked Redding Rite Aid employees arrested Three found dead inside Redding home, investigation continuing UPDATE: More details after Redding […]

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Laying in middle of San Jacinto roadway, person fatally run over

SAN JACINTO, Calif. —  Authorities say a person who was laying in the middle of a San Jacinto street was killed after a motorist ran them over early Monday morning, Jan. 18. The deadly accident happened in the area of N. State Street and Village at San Jacinto. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Mother killed, 3 children and other driver injured, after […]

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Illegal passing ruled out after Gilman Springs crash that killed mother, injured children

UPDATED: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1049 p.m. See Original Story below. MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Officials have identified a woman who was killed in a three-vehicle, head-on crash in an unincorporated area between Moreno Valley and San Jacinto yesterday morning, Tuesday, Jan. 19. According to CHP, the deadly accident happened on Gilman Springs Road, east of Alessandro Boulevard, when another driver […]

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DUI driver arrested after mowing down Highgrove gas station sign, pump

HIGHGROVE, Calif. — A man who lost control of his vehicle and knocked down a gas station sign before plowing into a pump, knocking the pump from its foundation and causing a fuel spill, was later arrested after he was determined to have been driving while intoxicated late last night, Sunday, Jan. 17. The minor injury, solo-vehicle traffic accident happened at […]

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Struck and run over by two vehicles in Menifee, Lake Elsinore man killed

MENIFEE, Calif. — Authorities say a bicyclist was killed after being struck by at least two vehicles late Saturday evening, Jan. 16. The bicyclist was initially hit while crossing Highway 74, just west of Briggs Road, when he was then run over by a second vehicle, according to authorities. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Struck and left for dead on Christmas […]

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Struck and left for dead on Christmas day, teen’s slow recovery continuing

HEMET, Calif. — When Frank Aguirre watched his 16-year-old daughter ride off with her boyfriend on a new mini-bike he had just received that Christmas morning, he never could have imagined the tragedy that would follow just a short time later. “My worst nightmare came true that Christmas day,” Frank told RCNS, while talking about what happened to his daughter […]

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Car rolls multiple times, one ejected, after I-5 wreck

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — Three people, including one who was ejected, were seriously injured after a vehicle overturned multiple times in Siskiyou County Thursday evening, Jan. 14. The rollover accident happened along the northbound Interstate 5 south of Louie Road, about eight miles south of Grenada and twenty-one miles north of Mt. Shasta. It was the second major accident to […]

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