News From Around The County
Darrell Roberts, who was intending to fly from French Valley to San Diego, was arrested after making an emergency landing in a Whittier parking lot. Roberts reportedly ran out of fuel after flying wrong direction into LA County. The Tribune photo A 58-year-old Winchester resident was arrested for flying under the influence after the pilot made an emergency landing in the […]
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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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ANZA – Firefighters performed a remote area technical-hoist to rescue a dirt bike rider who was injured when they crashed in the area of Thomas Mountain and Highway 74 in Anza Sunday, April 2. Eleven firefighters from two engine companies responded to the accident about 3:48 p.m., according to Cal Fire/Riverside County fire Public Information Officer Tawny Cabral. They were assisted by […]
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LAKE ELSINORE – Students were temporarily evacuated from their classes after a fire broke out at Elsinore Middle School Monday, April 3. Although roughly two dozen firefighters managed to quickly extinguished the fire, the blaze left an equipment room heavily damaged. “There were no injuries reported to firefighters, students or administrative staff,” Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer April Newman wrote in […]
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LAKE ELSINORE – A hang glider suffered moderate injuries and had to be rescued by helicopter after he crashed in a steep, rugged area west of Lake Elsinore Saturday, April 1. The hang glider went down near Main Divide Road south of Ortega Highway in the unincorporated area of Lake Elsinore. Fourteen firefighters from three engine companies and one truck company responded to […]
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RIVERSIDE – A pedestrian suffered severe injuries when he was hit by a truck while trying to cross a busy Riverside street Sunday, April 2. The vehicle versus pedestrian accident happened on Market Street just south of University Avenue. The pedestrian, who has not been identified, sustained major traumatic injuries. He was transported to Riverside Community Hospital where he was listed […]
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HEMET – Details are still emerging, but reports of a 3-week-old that had stopped breathing brought an immediate response from Hemet Police and Fire officials Sunday, April 2. The infant, who was quickly resuscitated and transported to an area hospital in stable condition, had reportedly stopped breathing after choking on vomit. The emergency brought a flood of police, firefighters, paramedics, […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Riverside area transient was arrested after leading police on a vehicle and foot pursuit Thursday, March 30. The incident began in the area of Anacapa Place and Tulsa Avenue in Riverside. Tony Roy Richard Moya, 24, of Riverside, was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, two counts of recklessly evading […]
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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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