News From Around The County
HEMET — Three people were injured in a two vehicle, head-on wreck Thursday afternoon, Oct. 18. All three victims, including a 75-year-old Hemet resident who was trapped inside her wrecked SUV and later airlifted in critical condition, were seriously injured in the wreck The major-injury crash happened on Florida Ave., between Lake St. and New Chicago Ave., according to Hemet […]
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HEMET — One person was injured in a suspected DUI crash after an SUV smashed head-on into a Hemet utility pole early this morning, Saturday, Oct. 20. The minor injury accident, which sheared the pole off at its base and left the destroyed pole dangling in mid-air by its wires, happened on SR-74/Florida Ave., between California Ave. and Warren Rd., […]
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NORCO — Authorities investigating a solo-vehicle, major injury crash in Norco that sent four people to the hospital early Friday morning, Oct. 19, suspect excessive speed and DUI as contributing factors in the accident, according to sheriff’s officials. The early morning crash happened in on 5th St., just west of Neil Snipes Park, near Broken Lance Dr. LEADING THE RCNS […]
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UPDATE: Thursday, Oct. 17, 1:38 p.m. With road closure update. MURRIETA — Officials are at the scene of a fatal head-on collision between a commercial truck and passenger vehicle that left one person dead and another injured Thursday morning, Oct. 17. The deadly crash, which caused long delays and created a traffic nightmare for morning commuters, happened on the 39400 […]
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COTTONWOOD — A motorcyclist suffered major injuries after a traffic collision with a van this afternoon, Monday, Oct. 15. The crash happened near Chevron Gas Station on Main St., northeast of Bowman Rd. and I-5, according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Sticky-fingered snack-snatching scoundrel snagged after Anderson Youth Soccer snack shack spree Man critically injured during […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — A 17-year-old Temescal Canyon High School student has been identified after suffering fatal injuries when she crashed head-on into a telephone pole Saturday morning, October 13. The deadly accident happened on Railroad Canyon Rd. near Church Rd. in Lake Elsinore. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Man’s lifeless body found on bench at Eastvale Gateway South Man in truck […]
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RIVERSIDE — Two pedestrian’s escaped injury when a man in a pickup truck tried plowing into them during an argument in a Riverside shopping center last night, Oct. 12. The crash damaged the truck to the point where it could not be driven away and the alleged suspect fled the scene on foot before officers arrived at the scene. Officials […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Oct. 11, 11:20 p.m., With road closure update. HILLCREST — CHP is at the scene of a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision on SR-299 between the cities of Redding and Burney. The minor-injury accident has been reported between the Hillcrest Rest Area and Woodhill Dr., according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Already arrested 25 times […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Oct. 11, With correction and additional details. LAKE MATHEWS — CHP is at the scene of a major-injury crash involving a person who was ejected from an SUV that slammed head-on into a utility transformer, went airborne and overturned, and then burst into flames. The single-vehicle crash happened on Lake Mathews Dr., near Richey Dr. and Eagle View […]
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VALLE VISTA — A motorcyclist witnesses say was speeding and riding recklessly was hospitalized Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6, after losing control of his motorcycle on a curve on Highway 74 east of Valle Vista. The accident happened along a two-lane section of the rural mountain highway, heading away from Hemet toward Idyllwild. A CHP officer later said from the scene […]
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