News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Six people were injured and a woman was killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision in Riverside Thursday morning, Nov. 11. Early reports from the scene indicated that at least one child who suffered serious head trauma was injured in the deadly crash, which happened on the transition road from the eastbound SR-60 to southbound I-215 Moreno Valley […]
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MORENO VALLEY –Minor injuries were reported and a horse escaped injury after a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer overturned in a five-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon, Jan. 5. The crash, which left the horse temporarily trapped inside the overturned trailer, happened on the I-215/60 Freeway interchange, just west of Moreno Valley. Yesterday afternoon’s crash prompted a SigAlert and nearly full-closure […]
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PERRIS — An elderly Menifee woman died when her SUV overturned while traveling on I-215, just north of lower SR-74 near Perris, yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, May 15. According to CHP, the victim lost control of her SUV causing it to overturn and roll off the freeway and through a fence. The woman, who was not wearing a seat belt at […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Dec. 13, 5:45 p.m. PERRIS — A woman who had been threatening to leap from the Harley Knox overpass onto the I-215 is in protective custody, after officials coaxed the woman to return onto the safe side of the overpass’s fence tonight. The fence the woman had climbed over is intended to discourage people from jumping off the […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m., With release of coroner’s info regarding victim. MORENO VALLEY — Authorities investigating a Moreno Valley hit and run that killed a 36-year-old Moreno Valley woman Monday evening, Nov. 26, have identified both the alleged suspect as well as the victim who died in the collision. The fatal crash happened on northbound Old 215 Frontage […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Two people were hospitalized with major, life-threatening injuries after a speeding car plowed into the back of a truck pulling a car and motorcycle on a trailer and overturned multiple times, according to officials and witnesses. At least two other people sustained injuries in the early morning accident that happened Friday, Oct. 20, on the southbound I-215 Freeway between Cactus Avenue and […]
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California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a two-vehicle, rollover traffic accident that happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 25, northwest of Moreno Valley and southeast of Riverside. The accident sent a landscaping truck crashing through a guard rail and fence, where it soared off the southbound 215/eastbound 60 Freeway onto Sycamore Canyon Boulevard; which runs adjacent to the freeway. The […]
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UPDATE: Tuesday, Aug. 29, 9:30 p.m. MORENO VALLEY — Despite public speculation about the charred remains of a body found inside a car discovered on fire in a field, police and fire officials investigating the incident determined the death was related to a solo-vehicle traffic collision. The fiery, fatal crash happened Saturday, Aug. 26, in a field off of Old 215 Frontage Road and […]
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NORCO – A reportedly depressed and suicidal woman jumped from an overpass onto the Interstate I-15 Freeway Tuesday, April 18. The tragic and deadly incident happened in the area of the Sixth Street overpass in Norco. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Norco Station and other emergency first responders rushed to the area about 12:48 p.m., “regarding numerous 911 calls reporting […]
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COLTON – Coroner officials have identified a Hemet resident who was killed while reportedly driving the wrong direction on Interstate 215 Freeway in Colton, Friday, March 3. The deadly accident happened on southbound Interstate 215 near Barton and Iowa Roads, according to CHP and San Bernardino County Coroner officials. The man was later identified by coroner officials as 28-year-old Joey Hernandez. California […]
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