Wrong-way SR-60 crash leaves two dead, two injured in Badlands area near Beaumont

BEAUMONT, Calif., — Authorities say two people were killed and two others were injured after a high-speed, two-vehicle rollover accident in the Badlands area between the cities of Beaumont and Moreno Valley early this morning, Saturday, April 23. The deadly accident, which was the result of a wrong-way driver according to California Highway Patrol, happened on SR-60 near Jack Rabbit […]

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CHP issues Badlands warning after wreck nearly injures construction workers

BADLANDS, Calif. — CHP says several roadway construction workers are lucky to be alive after two vehicles wrecked while passing through a construction zone in the Badlands area of SR-60, between Moreno Valley and Beaumont last week. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Corona man who once drove to Arizona to have sex with “teen” charged with having sex with sexually trafficked […]

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Increased “Badlands” speed enforcement coming to SR-60

Motorists speeding through the Route 60 Truck Lanes construction zone in Riverside County between Beaumont and Moreno Valley may be seeing flashing red and blue lights in their rearview mirrors, due to newly enhanced California Highway Patrol enforcement in this area. The CHP San Gorgonio Pass Office has dedicated additional resources for speed enforcement to enhance the safety of construction […]

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UPDATE: Victims, 18 & 20, ID’d after fatal SR-60 crash

UPDATED: Monday, Sept. 9, 9:35 p.m., With Coroner’s identification of victims. BEAUMONT — Officials have identified two people who were killed instantly when a reckless and speeding driver smashed into their vehicle after crashing over a concrete k-rail center median barrier in the Badlands area, between Beaumont and Moreno Valley, last Thursday, Sept. 5. In the moments before the deadly […]

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Overturned into deep ravine, SR-60 big-rig wreck causes major delays

BEAUMONT — A tractor-trailer combo that left the roadway and overturned near the Badlands caused major traffic delays for morning commuters and other motorists Tuesday morning, Mar. 5. It was not immediately known if the big-rig driver or his passenger was injured in the solo-vehicle accident, which caused the 60 Freeway to be partially closed for several hours, according to […]

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MORENO VALLEY: Hay truck involved in 5 vehicle pile-up in Badlands

Eddie George of Hemet News and John Strangis of OnSceneTV contributed to this report.   MORENO VALLEY – A truck hauling hay caused an early morning traffic collision involving four other vehicles Oct. 27. The accident – that left traffic backed up for miles – happened on the westbound Interstate 60 Freeway east of Moreno Valley. CHP officers responded to numerous […]

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