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HEMET — There were no reported injuries after what was originally reported as a head-on, three-vehicle crash Tuesday evening, Feb. 27. The non-injury accident was just one of many reported as rain swept across the San Jacinto Valley yesterday. SEE RELATED: No injuries after truck fails to stop at intersection plows into car City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with AMR […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, 3:30 a.m. MENIFEE — Officials have identified an 18-year-old Hemet resident who died after she was struck by first one and then another car Tuesday night, Feb. 27. She was struck while crossing busy Hwy. 74 near AM/PM, just east of Menifee Road. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Deena Ledesma as the victim. According to a coroner’s release Ledesma succumbed […]
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HEMET — No injuries were reported after rain-slicked roads and failing to fully stop at a posted stop sign led to a two-vehicle wreck in Hemet, Tuesday afternoon. The accident was just one of many reported as rain swept across the San Jacinto Valley throughout the day. For more information about City of Hemet’s CERT program, including online manuals, online certification […]
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CORONA — A woman was hospitalized after her car careened off a freeway, went down an embankment and crashed into a ravine, Sunday night, Feb. 25. The solo-vehicle crash happened along southbound I-15, between Magnolia and Ontario Avenues, in Corona. California Highway Patrol, City of Corona Fire Department and AMR were dispatched to the scene after callers reported the wreck. When […]
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HEMET — A driver who smashed into and destroyed a traffic signal was later arrested for driving under the influence, Saturday evening, Feb. 24. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the intersection of Girard Street and Florida Avenue shortly before 8 p.m., after receiving reports of a vehicle that had lost control and […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — Officials say excessive speed was a contributing factor in a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic collision that ended the life of a Riverside resident early Tuesday morning, Feb. 20. The fatal wreck happened on Limonite Avenue, just west of Pats Ranch Road, in Jurupa Valley. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 35-year-old, Anthony Fox, as the man killed in the crash. According to a coroner’s […]
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HEMET — A woman suspected of driving under the influence was arrested after plowing into another vehicle earlier this evening. The DUI-related crash happened just minutes after 911 callers first reported that the woman was driving recklessly, speeding and running stop signs. Official radio traffic around 4:15 p.m. indicated Hemet PD was notified regarding a woman in a brown Lexus who was running stop signs […]
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HEMET — A motorcyclist was hospitalized after he was involved in a collision with a car, Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 21. The accident happened on W. Acacia Avenue near the intersection of S. Gilmore Street, directly across the street from the Hemet Unified School District building, in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to […]
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HEMET — Two elderly victims were hospitalized after a two-vehicle, head-on collision, Monday afternoon, Feb. 19. The accident, which left both vehicles heavily damaged, happened at the intersection of W. Devonshire and N Cawston Avenues in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene o the crash just after 4:30 p.m., […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Two drivers were hospitalized after a two vehicle wreck early Monday morning, Feb 19 and driving under the influence is suspected as a possible contributing factor in the major-injury wreck, according to officials. City of Moreno Valley Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the intersection at the intersection of Heacock Street […]
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