News From Around The County
SAN JACINTO — A CHP officer and juvenile Explorer Scout on a ride along were both hospitalized but later released after an “errant driver” lost control of his pickup and plowed into their parked patrol vehicle, early Wednesday evening, Jan. 22. The officer and explorer had been assisting other officers at the scene of another, unrelated collision and were preparing […]
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MOUNTAIN CENTER — A motorcyclist was airlifted with serious injuries after crashing while riding in the mountains south of Idyllwild, in Mountain Center earlier this afternoon, Sunday, Jan. 19. The solo-vehicle crash happened on Hwy. 74 near Keen Camp Rd. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Former RSO Chief Deputy, 72, swept up in Temecula prostitution sting Yucaipa In-N-Out Burger and Corky’s […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Jan. 14, 3 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information, other details. TEMECULA — Officials have identified an off-duty San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who was fatally ejected when his pickup truck overturned and burst into flames in Temecula Saturday morning, Jan. 11. The deadly accident, which occurred on De Portola Road, just west of Calle Rivas, also injured […]
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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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HEMET — Three people were hospitalized after a two vehicle, broadside collision at the intersection of W. Stetson Ave and S. Elk St., Saturday evening, Jan. 5. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Victim, 63, ID’d after deadly Aguanga crash – Suspect on the run Lake Elsinore search warrant yields more than 11 pounds of meth, heroin UPDATE: Four arrested after […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Jan. 5, 2:50 p.m., With additional details from CHP and County Coroner. Officials believe the man they say was responsible for a deadly crash that killed an Aguanga woman may be planning to flee to Mexico and have asked for the public’s help finding him. Mitchell Roemer photo AGUANGA — Authorities have publicly identified a man suspected of […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Jan. 11, 9 a.m. See Original Story below. REDDING — Officials have identified a woman who died when her speeding vehicle ran a stop sign and plowed into a row of boulders lining a Redding street, Thursday evening, Jan. 2. The victim was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to officials. The […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Jan. 10, 10:30 a.m. See Original Report below. As CHP’s investigation into last week’s deadly head-on collision continues, officials this morning released the name of the driver who was killed when his delivery van collided with a tractor-trailer combo. The fatal crash, which occurred last Friday, Jan. 3, happened on SR-299E near mile marker 44, just east of […]
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PERRIS — Authorities say a man riding a quad was killed this morning after crashing the vehicle while riding in the area of E. Orange Ave. and Evans Rd. early this morning, Thursday, Jan. 2. The accident, which happened in the Perris Valley Storm Drain at Placentia Ave., caused the quad to overturn multiple times, fatally ejecting the rider, according […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 29, 5 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information.UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 29, 7:15 p.m., With additional details, GoFundMe link. PERRIS — Officials have identified a suspected drunk driver they say was killed in what officers are calling a “100% preventable” crash; after a vehicle careened out of control before overturning, smashing into a concrete overpass, and bursting into […]
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