News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE – A man driving a stolen Mercedes Benz was arrested after he led officers on a wild pursuit Tuesday, Jan. 17. The pursuit began in the area of Lincoln Avenue and Madison Street in Riverside and ended on the 91 Freeway, just west of 14th Street. During the pursuit a woman, who was “an unwilling passenger” according to police officials, leaped […]
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MORENO VALLEY – One person died and two were injured in an early-morning, three-vehicle, rollover traffic collision Monday, Jan. 16. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of Lasselle Street and Kentucky Derby Drive in Moreno Valley. Riverside County firefighters and deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley police station were dispatched to the location about 1:12 a.m., after nearby […]
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CORONA – A City of Corona police officer accidentally fired a round into an occupied vehicle, nearly striking an on-duty security guard Tuesday, Jan. 10. The early-morning incident happened at a construction site in the 2700 block of Palisades Drive in Corona. The accidental discharge happened about 1:30 a.m., while Corona police officers were conducting an investigation into reports of […]
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SAN JACINTO – A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a vehicle Friday, Jan. 13. The major-injury traffic collision happened in the 2100 block of S. San Jacinto Avenue between Midway Street and E. Menlo Avenue in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police station and Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters were dispatched to the scene […]
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MOUNTAIN PASS – A grandfather and his infant grandson, who were killed in an early-morning traffic accident New Year’s Day Sunday, Jan. 1, have been identified by coroner’s officials. The deadly accident happened on Interstate 15 south of Mountain Pass about 4:50 a.m. Mountain Pass is about 16 miles southwest of the California-Nevada border. The victims, who were later identified […]
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TEMECULA – A man sustained major injuries and had to be cut from his wrecked vehicle after it rolled several times Sunday, Jan. 8, according to CHP and Cal Fire officials. The single-vehicle traffic accident happened near Lake Skinner in the 37700 block of Warren Road at the intersection of Borel Road in Winchester. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other […]
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An elderly Fallbrook resident was killed after an oak tree fell onto his vehicle. Brush Fire Partyline/San Diego North County photo FALLBROOK – San Diego County coroner’s officials have identified an elderly man who was crushed to death Monday morning when an oak tree uprooted and fell onto his minivan. The deadly accident happened about 8:20 a.m., Jan. 9, as the […]
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UPDATE: 1/9/2016 4:30 p.m. With coroner’s release of information MURRIETA – A 23-year-old Chula Vista resident died when he was struck by at least four vehicles on the southbound Interstate 215 Freeway Sunday, Jan. 8. The man was killed about 8:20 p.m., while he was attempting to run across lanes of traffic after his vehicle broke down on the freeway, according to […]
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HEMET – Several people sustained minor injuries and one victim was transported to an area hospital after a three-vehicle traffic collision Sunday, Dec. 8. The minor-injury accident happened at the main entrance to the Page Plaza/Walmart shopping center off Sanderson Avenue south of Stetson Avenue in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police Departments responded to the scene of the […]
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HEMET – At least two people were injured in a two vehicle traffic collision Sunday, Jan. 8. The accident happened in the intersection of Florida Avenue and Buena Vista Street in Hemet. City of Hemet Fire and Police officials responded to the accident shortly after 2:30 p.m., after several citizens called 911 to report the injury collision between a black […]
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