News From Around The County
HEMET – A man was slightly injured when he lost control of his truck, nearly sideswiped a tree, and then smashed into a light pole Tuesday, Sept. 13. The accident happened just east of the intersection of Florida and Palm Avenues. The 50-year-old driver, who was not identified, said he was driving westbound on Florida Avenue when another vehicle suddenly […]
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A Vintage WWII warplane ended up nose down in the dirt after suffering a hard landing during Skydive Perris’ 40th Anniversary event. Pete Torres photo PERRIS – A plane made what accident investigators called a hard landing during the 40th anniversary celebration of Skydive Perris Saturday Sept. 3. The airfield where the accident happened is near Goetz Road and Mountain Avenue in […]
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MORENO VALLEY – Four people were injured when an RTA bus was involved in a traffic collision with a passenger vehicle Thursday, August 25, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant W. Stens. The accident happened at the intersection of Frederick Street and Towngate Boulevard in Moreno Valley. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Police Station responded to a report of the collision […]
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MENIFEE – At least three vehicles, including a tractor-trailer semi truck hauling a 53-foot box trailer, were involved in two separate but related early morning traffic accidents at the corner of Leon and Keller Roads Aug. 23. In spite of the severe damage to the two vehicles, the occupants of the small car and SUV sustained only minor injuries and […]
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UPDATE: 08/16/2016 1:15 am With release of coroner’s information PERRIS – An 82-year-old Hemet resident who died in a single-vehicle wreck Friday, Aug. 12 has been identified. He was killed when the 1974 Corvette he was driving rolled several times on State Route 74 east of Sophie Street just outside the City of Perris. The deadly crash was reported at 8:57 a.m., […]
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HEMET – A landscaper was hospitalized Wednesday, Aug. 3 after a vehicle struck a utility trailer the man had been working near. The worker had been spreading mulch in the planters in front of A Storage Place, directly across the street from Sun Valley Estates. The collision happened on W. Acacia Avenue between S. Lyon Avenue and Elk Street. The […]
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UPDATE: 07/31/2016 5:40 p.m. With clarification regarding one of the unidentified deceased victims. WEST LOS ANGELES – Three residents from the Inland Empire died and a fourth was seriously injured in a solo vehicle traffic collision Saturday, July 30. The deadly accident happened at 7:50 a.m. when a car the four were in failed to negotiate a curve and left […]
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HEMET – A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle accident when he lost control of his motorcycle and veered off the roadway while traveling on State Route 74 Wednesday, July 27. The fatal accident happened about 7:30 p.m. The accident occurred as the motorcyclist was traveling eastbound, east of Bee Canyon Truck Trail, near mile marker 49, according to a […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man was killed in a fatal crash after he struck several vehicles and fled from police Saturday, July 16. The deadly pursuit ended when the man smashed into a center divider near the 91 and 60/215 freeway interchange, according to Riverside Police Lieutenant Dan Hoxmeier. The man has not been identified, pending the Coroner’s investigation and notification of his […]
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LAKE ELSINORE – A Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy from the Lake Elsinore Police Station was hospitalized after another vehicle smashed into the deputy’s patrol car Friday, July 15. The accident happened in the area of Main Street and the I-15 freeway off ramp in Lake Elsinore. Main Street was closed for about one hour after the collision while California Highway Patrol […]
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