News From Around The County
PALM SPRINGS – Details are still emerging after a short, high-speed pursuit ended in a two-car wreck Thursday, March 16. The collision forced the temporary closure of the intersection of North Sunrise Way and East Racquet Club Road in Palm Springs. The crash happened about 5 p.m., after Palm Springs police officers responded to a private residence in the 1300 block of Francis […]
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TEMECULA – A woman sustained minor injuries and firefighters had to perform a water rescue when the victim’s car went off the right-hand shoulder of Interstate 15 Freeway. The accident and subsequent rescue happened north of Rancho California Road in Temecula. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the accident about 11:15 a.m., […]
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NBC4 Los Angeles photo UPDATED: Feb. 27, 11:45 p.m. With additional information and correction from Riverside Fire Chief Michael Moore UPDATED: Feb. 28, 1:38 a.m. With Photo Gallery and videos (See photographs and videos below) RIVERSIDE – During an initial press conference, Moore said firefighters had confirmed four people were killed in the fiery plane crash. Around 10 p.m., Moore updated […]
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TEMECULA – One person was killed and two others were injured in a two car traffic collision Thursday, Feb. 23. The fatal accident happened in the area of Montelegro Way and Leena Way in Temecula. Montelegro Way is a sweeping loop surrounding a residential neighborhood south of Pauba Road and east of Meadows Parkway. The speed limit on the street is 40 […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Moreno Valley resident died in a single-vehicle accident after a driver plowed into two trees and a light pole Monday, Feb. 20. The deadly wreck happened in the area of University Avenue west of Eucalyptus Avenue in Riverside. Officers investigating the crash believe alcohol intoxication was a contributing factor in the collision, police officials said after their […]
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EAST HEMET – A man died after he crashed while riding a small, lawnmower-engine powered scooter Feb. 9. The fatal accident happened in the area of Girard Street and Poppy Drive in the unincorporated area of East Hemet. California Highway Patrol officers, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, and AMR medics responded to the scene of the deadly wreck about 1:20 p.m., after the accident was reported […]
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PERRIS – A man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol crashed his pickup truck into an occupied home Saturday, Feb. 2. The accident happened on South B Street and West 11th Street in Perris and forced the temporary closure of several streets in the area. “The residents were present when the truck drove into the living room of the […]
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RIVERSIDE – A 26-year-old Riverside resident was left in critical condition after a vehicle the man was driving lost control and smashed into two palm trees and a utility pole Tuesday, Jan. 31. The early-morning accident happened in the area of Brockton Avenue and Terracina Drive west of Evans Park in Riverside. City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about […]
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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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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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