News From Around The County
SAN JACINTO – A driver was uninjured when his truck overturned Tuesday evening, Jan. 3. The vehicle ended up in a ditch along Ramona Expressway east of N. Warren Road in San Jacinto. The single vehicle, rollover accident happened when the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and his vehicle overturned along the side of the roadway. California Highway Patrol […]
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COACHELLA – An Indio resident was arrested, suspected of driving under the influence, after his vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle Sunday, Jan. 1. The collision happened in the area of Avenue 52 and Cypress Street in Coachella. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Coachella Police station responded to the location about 5:38 p.m., after Riverside County emergency dispatchers received a […]
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A Chevrolet Silverado that ran a red light was destroyed after it collided first into a Nissan and then smashed into a tree. Alexander Nguyen photo RIVERSIDE – Four people were injured in a two-vehicle traffic collision after a pickup truck ran a red light and smashed into an SUV New Year’s Eve. The accident, that left one person in […]
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HEMET – Hemet police and fire officials responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle rollover and fire in the area of S. Lyon Avenue and Peppertree Drive in Hemet Friday, Dec. 30. Callers reported a Jeep Liberty had overturned and caught fire after it smashed at full-speed into a row of concrete K-Rail dividers about 7:19 p.m. Hemet fire […]
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YUCAIPA – A man was killed while leading San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed pursuit Thursday, Dec. 29. The pursuit began when San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies attempted a traffic enforcement stop. The driver, who was later identified as Jesus Ortiz, 22, of Yucaipa, refused to yield to the deputies and fled from pursuing officers. The pursuit ended about 1:58 a.m., […]
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Rescuers responded to the scene of a helicopter crash in the Mount Baldy area. KABC7 photo MOUNT BALDY – A helicopter crash in the Mount Baldy area in San Bernardino County prompted a rescue operation by the San Bernardino County Fire Department Thursday, Dec. 29. Four people were in the helicopter, a Robinson R44, when it made a “hard landing” […]
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A pilot whose airplane crashed in the area between Painted Canyon and Box Canyon was rescued by sheriff’s officials Sunday, Dec. 11. The rugged, mountainous area where the plane went down is eight miles east of the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport and two and one half miles north of Box Canyon. The pilot and sole occupant of the private aircraft, who was identified […]
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UPDATE: 12/05/2016 5:38 p.m. SAGE – California Highway Patrol officials concluded their initial investigation into this morning’s fatal traffic collision and provided additional details about the deadly accident. Investigating officers determined that drug and/or alcohol intoxication were contributing factor(s) in this collision, according to CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. During their investigation officers determined Tracie Bell, 53, of Riverside […]
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Deputies and other sheriff’s officials discuss the multiple hit and run collisions. William Hayes photo William Hayes contributed to this report MORENO VALLEY – Citizens were forced to detain an alleged hit and run suspect after he smashed into four other cars in two separate collisions Wednesday, Nov. 30. The first collision happened shortly before 6 p.m., at the intersection of […]
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Joseph Zinck, pictured on the far right, poses with family members in an undated photograph. Zinck was killed in an off-road motorcycle accident in Big Bear. Zinck family photo HEMET – Joseph Zinck, a 44-year-old Hemet resident was recently laid to rest after he died in a tragic, off-road motorcycle accident. The accident happened in Big Bear Saturday, Nov. 5. Zinck’s […]
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