Tag: Collision

PERRIS: Citizens credited with extinguishing car blaze after fiery, head-on wreck

PERRIS — Sheriff’s officials are lauding citizens who reportedly used garden water hoses to extinguish a vehicle fire after a two-vehicle, head-on wreck that sent three people to the hospital, Thursday, May 25, Officials later identified Edgar Mejia Quinones, of Perris, as the driver who reportedly caused the collision. Quinones is suspected of having been under the influence of alcohol at the time […]

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HEMET: Two-vehicle crash sends three to hospital

HEMET — Three people were hospitalized with minor injuries after a two-vehicle crash, Tuesday, May 30. The minor-injury traffic collision happened at the intersection of S. Lyon and W. Stetson Avenues in Hemet. Hemet Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene of the crash about 2 p.m., after several people called 911 to report the accident. According to 911 […]

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HEMET: Suspected drunk driver smashes into car, destroys light pole

HEMET — A suspected drunk driver who was driving with a suspended license was taken into custody after he smashed into the rear-end of another vehicle in an early-morning, two vehicle wreck Wednesday, May 31. The accident, that sent a second car careening into a concrete light pole, happened on Florida Avenue east of Elk Street in Hemet. City of […]

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TEMECULA: Teen run over, seriously injured, by own truck while “ghost riding”

TEMECULA – A teenager’s horseplay while driving a pickup truck resulted in the boy suffering major injuries Sunday evening, May 28, about 8:25 p.m. The 16-year-old victim was injured while participating in a dangerous new trend called “ghost riding” that has reportedly already resulted in many injuries and deaths across the country. The accident happened on Mandarin Lane near Nora Circle […]

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DESERT CENTER: 4 local residents, including 2 beloved coaches, killed in head-on wreck with big rig

DESERT CENTER — Family, friends and loved ones throughout southwest Riverside County and beyond are mourning the deaths of four local residents who died yesterday in a head-on, traffic collision, involving a small sedan and a big rig. The four killed in the wreck were all in the sedan and included three women from Murrieta and a man from Corona. According to […]

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HEMET: Subject arrested after high-speed pursuit, crash

HEMET — Officer’s arrested an alleged car thief at the end of an early-morning vehicle pursuit this morning, Saturday, May 27. The 15-minute-long pursuit ended when the driver of the stolen car lost control and crashed into a fence. The alleged suspect was arrested after he fled from the car and was later apprehended by officers while he was hiding in […]

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PERRIS: Victim in critical condition after fall from hoverboard

If page fails to load properly, or displays as a plain-text document, try refreshing the page. I am working to resolve the problem. -TM   PERRIS – A person riding a hoverboard suffered “serious head trauma” Sunday afternoon, May 21, and sheriff’s officials are trying to determine exactly how the accident happened. The accident occurred on the 3400 block of […]

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HEMET: School employee ejected from golf cart after car smashes into him

If page fails to load properly, or displays as a plain-text document, try refreshing the page. I am working to resolve the page-loading problem. -TM   HEMET – A Hemet Unified School District employee was injured this morning when he was struck by a person who ran a red light, Monday, May 22. The 51-year-old custodian was ejected from a Hemet High […]

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RIVERSIDE: One killed, one injured, in head-on crash into traffic pole – victim ID’d

If page fails to load properly, or displays as a plain-text document, try refreshing the page. I am working to resolve the problem. -TM   RIVERSIDE – Officials are investigating after a Riverside resident died when a car smashed head-on into a traffic signal pole May 19. The driver of the car suffered minor injuries in the deadly, single-vehicle crash that […]

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WILDOMAR: Local resident killed in solo-vehicle, rollover accident

WILDOMAR – A Wildomar resident died in a single-vehicle, rollover wreck Thursday evening, May 19. The fatal crash happened near the intersection of Palomar and Wesley Streets in Wildomar, according to Riverside County Sheriff, Coroner and Fire officials. Coroner’s officials later identified the victim and sole-occupant of the vehicle as 31-year-old, Ramon Castaneda. According to coroner’s officials, Castaneda was found in an […]

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