News From Around The County
BEAUMONT — Officials are at the scene of a two-vehicle, double rollover collision east of the 60 and 10 Freeway interchange at the Beaumont Ave. off ramp, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: DA seeks witnesses, grieving family seeks change, after deadly crash that killed pregnant SJ mother, unborn daughter PVHS student collapses during […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Sept. 13, 7 p.m. See original story below. LA QUINTA — Officials investigating this morning’s deadly shooting in La Quinta say they have arrested the man responsible for shooting two people before leading officials on a pursuit that ended in Ontario, where he shot himself. The shooting, which left one man dead and a woman with non-life threatening […]
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CATHEDRAL CITY — A 28-year-old La Quinta man died early Thursday morning when he was ejected from his overturning car after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 crash west of Date Palm Drive. The victim was not wearing his seat belt, according to California Highway Patrol. This morning’s fatal crash forced officials to temporarily close two of three lanes on the […]
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DESERT CENTER — Four people died and three people were injured in three separate overnight accidents in the unincorporated community of Desert Center. One of those killed was a pedestrian walking along Interstate 10 and another died after being ejected and crushed underneath a vehicle that overturned. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: BREAKING: Four people injured after family dispute leads to […]
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FONTANA — A passenger sleeping inside the sleeper cab of a double-trailer semi-truck died this morning in Fontana after the vehicle left the roadway, smashed into a guard rail, and plowed head-on into a stand of large trees. The trailers, which were marked with poison placards, were loaded with liquid nicotine in 5-gallon buckets, some of which were leaking from […]
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CALIMESA — Rescue efforts are underway after a pickup truck plowed in to the back of a tractor-trailer big-rig and burst into flames, early this morning, Friday, Apr. 27. The fiery wreck, which trapped the pickup’s driver, happened on the Calimesa Boulevard off-ramp, along eastbound Interstate 10. The incident began about 1:21 a.m., when several motorists called 911 to report a reckless, […]
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BEAUMONT — Officials are investigating a solo-vehicle accident after a vehicle exiting the 10 Freeway at the Beaumont Avenue/Hwy 79 off-ramp lost control, slid off the roadway and down an embankment before plowing head-on into a tree earlier this evening. Rain-slicked roads and excessive speed for the wet conditions may have been contributing factors in the crash. CHP, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire […]
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DESERT CENTER — Fire and environmental health officials spent just over an hour stopping a large fuel spill after a semi-truck and motor home collided Wednesday night, Mar. 27. Caltrans workers then spent about two additional hours cleaning up about 100 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled onto eastbound Interstate 10, west of Eagle Mountain Road, in Desert Center. Emergency first responders […]
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WHITEWATER — California Highway Patrol officials are investigating the cause of a deadly wreck involving a sedan, big-rig and a third car. The fatal accident happened yesterday evening, Thursday, Sept. 7. The crash was reported on Interstate 10, just east of the Interstate 111 overpass bridge, in the unincorporated community of Whitewater, according to CHP and Coroner’s officials. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 18-year-old, Daisy […]
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Written by Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source Two people were injured on Sunday afternoon, in a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 10. One of the vehicle’s involved in the accident rolled over, causing the occupants to become trapped and requiring extrication. According to an incident log from the Riverside County Fire Department, at about 5:01 p.m., a car collided […]
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