Tag: Crash

UPDATED: Man, 18, arrested for DUI after car lands upside down on preschool building

UPDATED: Saturday, Mar. 31, 9:30 p.m. WILDOMAR — An 18-year-old man officials allege was intoxicated when a vehicle he was driving soared off Bundy Canyon Road and landed upside down on the roof of a preschool classroom was arrested after deputies tracked him to his residence. The accident, that reportedly destroyed a portable building, happened late Friday night, Mar. 30. Emergency first responders […]

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PALM DESERT: One hospitalized after vehicle plunges off Hwy. 74

PALM DESERT — A motorist had to be cut free from their wrecked vehicle after plunging down a steep and rugged embankment along Hwy. 74, in an unincorporated area south of Palm Desert earlier tonight. The victim was hospitalized with moderate injuries, according to fire officials. Emergency first responders were dispatched to an area near Hwy. 74’s Mile Marker 89 along the Roy […]

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HEMET: Two hospitalized after head-on wreck

HEMET — Reports of a head-on injury traffic collision involving two vehicles and a motorcycle brought emergency first responders from five area agencies rushing to the scene last night. Although officials determined no motorcycle had been involved in the collision, two drivers were injured and both were hospitalized after the crash. SEE ALSO: HEMET: Victim ID’d after 2-vehicle rollover wreck […]

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HEMET: Suspected drunk driver hospitalized after plowing into RR crossing signal

HEMET — In spite of several 911 calls reporting a suspected drunk driver, officials did not arrive in the area in time to stop a man from being injured when he smashed head-on into a railroad crossing signal and barrier arm earlier tonight. The wreck, which sent the vehicle’s driver to the hospital, happened at a railroad crossing on S. Sanderson Avenue, just south of Wentworth Drive […]

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UPDATE #3: HEMET: Victim ID’d after 2-vehicle, rollover wreck and ejection kills 1, injures 3

UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 25, 8:30 p.m. HEMET — Officials have identified a man who died after a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision last night. The deadly accident happened on Ramona Expressway/Mountain Avenue, between N. Hemet and N. Soboba Streets, in Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Timothy Gibbons, 23, of Hemet, as the passenger of a Ford Focus who died in the wreck. A coroner’s release indicated […]

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UPDATED: Lake Elsinore man, 33, killed in two-vehicle, head-on wreck ID’d

UPDATED: Monday, Mar. 26, 1:20 a.m. LAKE ELSINORE — Officials have identified a man killed in a two-vehicle, head-on collision in Lake Elsinore, last Thursday morning, Mar. 22 Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Joshua Brownell, 33, of Lake Elsinore, as the driver who died in the wreck. According to a coroner’s release, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene of the […]

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MEADOWBROOK: “She ran right onto Hwy,” witness says of pedestrian, 56, killed crossing SR-74

MEADOWBROOK — A Perris-area woman who died after reportedly darting in front of traffic along busy SR-74 Wednesday afternoon had been stepping “in and out” of traffic just prior to being hit and darted in front of the passenger vehicle that hit her, according to officials investigating the deadly collision. The accident happened near Meadowbrook/Greenwald Avenue, in the unincorporated community of […]

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UPDATED: Man allegedly fleeing multiple hit and runs causes rollover accident after plowing through wall, into truck

UPDATED: Thursday, Mar. 22, With additional information (See original and updated stories below.) HEMET — Details are still trickling in from the scene, but a man who numerous victims and witnesses allege hit several cars before fleeing the scene – was arrested for several charges related to the incident. He was later cited and released with a date to appear […]

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PERRIS: Six hospitalized after “multiple” victims ejected in rollover accident

PERRIS — Details are beginning to emerge after six people were hospitalized with various injuries when a mini van overturned “multiple” times, ejecting several passengers out the windows of the vehicle, Saturday, Mar. 17. Despite the severity of the crash, the victims’ injuries ranged from minor to moderate and all were expected to survive, according to officials. Emergency first responders […]

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UPDATED: Riverside man, 34, killed after “bizarre” crash leaves car suspended mid-air ID’d

UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 18, 11 p.m. RIVERSIDE — Officials have identified a man killed when he lost control of his speeding vehicle, hit a curb and went airborne. The car smashed into a palm tree, leaving the destroyed vehicle suspended in mid-air, wedged between two trees. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified 34-year-old, Ian Barraza, of Riverside, as the sole victim from the […]

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