Teens “lucky to be alive” after Hwy 79 head-on DUI crash

WINCHESTER — Witnesses say two teens are lucky to be alive after the pair were involved in a head-on crash with a repo truck towing a third vehicle in the unincorporated community of Winchester last night. The tremendous impact ripped the entire front of the teens’ sedan off and sheared the motor from the car – launching both the heavy […]

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Dropped lighter leads to SR-79 5-car pile-up that injured several

BEAUMONT — Multiple people were injured this morning in a five car pile-up that happened in Lamb Canyon near California Avenue after a woman reportedly became distracted while reaching for a lighter she had dropped while driving. Officials have reported multiple major injuries in the Thursday, Sept. 13 crash that caused SR-79 to be temporarily closed while CHP investigated the […]

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MORENO VALLEY: Woman uninjured after car plows through caution sign, overturns

MORENO VALLEY — A woman escaped injury earlier this evening after losing control of her car, plowing through a caution sign, and overturning in a field adjacent to Gilman Springs Road. The non-injury, rollover wreck happened between Bridge Street and Hwy 79, in an unincorporated area near Mystic Lake, between Moreno Valley and San Jacinto. SEE ALSO: BREAKING: SAN JACINTO: Man, possibly DUI […]

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BEAUMONT: Crash creates rush hour crunch after car loses control, plows into tree

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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WINCHESTER: Man with “significant injuries” arrested for murder after woman’s body found in roadway

WINCHESTER — Authorities are asking for the public’s help piecing together what might have led to a woman’s death early Saturday morning, Mar. 31. Deputies who responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon found the woman’s lifeless body in the area of Winchester and Pourroy Roads in the unincorporated area of Winchester. A man with “significant injuries” who officials found near the deceased […]

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BEAUMONT: Wrong way driver who caused 7-car pileup arrested for DUI, other charges

BEAUMONT — A woman who caused a seven car pileup while driving the wrong way on Highway 79 in Lamb Canyon last night was later arrested for driving under the influence, according to CHP. Two people – including the wrong-way driver – were injured in the crash, which happened just south of County Landfill Road in an unincorporated area between the cities of […]

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Hemet family headed to Disneyland shot at during road rage incident, Perris woman arrested

A woman who officials allege fired a handgun at a family of seven headed to Disneyland was later located and arrested more than twenty miles from where the shooting happened. The violent encounter occurred in an unincorporated area on Highway 79, also known as Lamb Canyon, between the cities of San Jacinto and Beaumont. California Highway Patrol officers began investigating the road rage-related […]

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BREAKING: SAN JACINTO: One dead in fiery, 3-vehicle wreck, reckless driving, racing, suspected

SAN JACINTO — Officials are at the scene of a three-vehicle, fiery wreck that resulted in at least one death, according to CHP officials. The deadly accident happened on State Route 79 South, just south of Gilman Springs Road, in an unincorporated area north of San Jacinto. This deadly accident was the second wreck accident to happen in the San Jacinto […]

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WINCHESTER: One killed, 1 injured in 2 vehicle crash on SR 79

One person was killed and another was injured in a two vehicle collision on SR 79 near Construction Road in Winchester. Loudlabs News   Contributing Writer/On Scene Reporter – William Hayes By – Trevor Montgomery WINCHESTER – One person was killed and another was injured in a traffic collision Sept. 15. The fatal accident happened on State Route 79 just south of […]

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