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HEMET – A woman was injured when she smashed through a power pole while driving on State Highway 74 near Cordoba Drive in Hemet Sunday, Nov. 6. She was transported to a local hospital after the accident with minor injuries. Hemet police and fire personnel and AMR medics responded to the collision after passing motorists reported the accident to City of […]
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PERRIS – A man was killed while riding his bicycle when he was hit by a vehicle Monday, Oct. 24. After the fatal collision the driver of the vehicle fled the scene of the accident, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Edmondson. The coroner’s office identified the victim as Steven Marsh, 62, of Perris. A coroner’s release indicated Marsh sustained fatal […]
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UPDATE: 10/15/2015 10:30 p.m. The victim who died in last night’s vehicle versus pedestrian collision has been identified as Margaret Perez, 80, of Hemet. The coroner’s office listed her location of injury as being in the roadway in front of 43880 Hwy 74 in Valle Vista, an unincorporated community east of Hemet. Her time of injury was listed as 6:45 p.m. She was […]
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HOMELAND – An early-morning, minor injury traffic collision left the carnage of a trailer, a wrecked and rolled over backhoe construction vehicle and a sedan Friday, Oct.7. The accident happened in the area of 32464 SR74 at the intersection of Joppe Avenue in an unincorporated area on the west border of Homeland and on the east border of Valley Vista. One witness reported […]
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UPDATE: 08/15/2016 10:15 a.m. With information from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Written by Trevor Montgomery With William Hayes HOMELAND – Despite the efforts of Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters, an abandoned building burned to the ground Sunday, August 14. The building was located on the corner of SR 74 and Cortrite Avenue on the border of the unincorporated communities of […]
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UPDATE: 08/16/2016 1:15 am With release of coroner’s information PERRIS – An 82-year-old Hemet resident who died in a single-vehicle wreck Friday, Aug. 12 has been identified. He was killed when the 1974 Corvette he was driving rolled several times on State Route 74 east of Sophie Street just outside the City of Perris. The deadly crash was reported at 8:57 a.m., […]
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HEMET – A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle accident when he lost control of his motorcycle and veered off the roadway while traveling on State Route 74 Wednesday, July 27. The fatal accident happened about 7:30 p.m. The accident occurred as the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound, east of Bee Canyon Truck Trail, near mile marker 49, according to a […]
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UPDATE: 07/25/2016 7:30 p.m. The man who caused the I-215 freeway and Ethanac Road to be closed for more than five hours after he was seen running up and down the center of the freeway while armed with a loaded rifle has been identified as 27-year-old Antonio Caesar Lopez. After he was taken into custody, Lopez alluded to a bomb […]
Read moreWritten for Valley News. Click link for full story. LAKE ELSINORE: Cut and rescue required after 2 car accident on Ortega HWY
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Written by Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source A devastating, fatal head-on crash that occurred on State Highway 74 in the unincorporated community of Homeland resulted in the death of a Hemet resident. Another Hemet area resident was arrested and jailed for his involvement in the fatal collision. According to a CHP incident log and a subsequent coroner’s report, […]
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