News From Around The County
MORENO VALLEY – A driver died when their car smashed into a telephone pole and several trees Saturday, March 25. The early-morning, single-vehicle wreck happened in the 17700 block of Lasselle Street between Avenida Classica and Via De Anza, near Rancho Verde High School, in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley Police and Fire personnel and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the […]
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UPDATE: March 27, 11 p.m. MORENO VALLEY – Coroner’s officials have released the name of the 51-year-old man who died while in sheriff’s custody Friday, March 24. The man died just two days after being arrested by Cathedral City police officers. The inmate, who coroner’s officials have identified as Phillip Soto Garcia, of Cathedral City, died at 3:06 a.m., while being housed in the […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Moreno Valley resident died in a single-vehicle accident after a driver plowed into two trees and a light pole Monday, Feb. 20. The deadly wreck happened in the area of University Avenue west of Eucalyptus Avenue in Riverside. Officers investigating the crash believe alcohol intoxication was a contributing factor in the collision, police officials said after their […]
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TEMECULA – A Murrieta resident died in a three-vehicle, rollover traffic accident Tuesday, Feb. 14. The deadly wreck happened at the intersection of La Serena Way and Butterfield Stage Road in Temecula. Coroner officials later identified the driver killed in the collision as 47-year-old Marcus Gastiaburu. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police station responded to several 911 calls from citizens reporting […]
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EAST HEMET – A man died after he crashed while riding a small, lawnmower-engine powered scooter Feb. 9. The fatal accident happened in the area of Girard Street and Poppy Drive in the unincorporated area of East Hemet. California Highway Patrol officers, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, and AMR medics responded to the scene of the deadly wreck about 1:20 p.m., after the accident was reported […]
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MENIFEE – Despite rescuer’s efforts, a man died while on a mountain biking excursion in the hills near Scenic View Drive and Keller Road in Menifee Friday, Feb. 3. The area where the incident occurred is west of the Interstate 215 Freeway and north of Greer Ranch. Emergency first responders from Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, Murrieta Fire Protection District, American […]
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UPDATE: Jan. 26, 2:10 p.m. RIVERSIDE – Coroner’s officials have identified the 17-year-old driver who was killed when his truck smashed into a utility pole Wednesday, Jan. 25. Officials identified the victim as Paul Napier, a resident of Jurupa Valley. Napier was transported to Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Riverside with major traumatic injuries. According to the coroner’s release, Napier succumbed to […]
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BEAUMONT – Detectives are investigating the death of an infant that died unexpectedly at a Beaumont hospital Wednesday, Jan. 11. The investigation began about 10 a.m., after City of Beaumont emergency dispatchers received a call from the San Gorgonio Medical Center reporting the death of an infant. “At this time, the cause of death is undetermined and officials have ordered […]
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SAN BERNARDINO – San Bernardino Police officers located the body of a missing Perris man Saturday, Aug. 13. The victim’s body was discovered inside his own vehicle parked in the 1900 block of N. Flores Street just after 11:05 a.m., according to a San Bernardino police news release. Coroner officials identified the victim as Jose Delatorre, 24, of Perris. Officials […]
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TEMECULA – A 32-year-old Ramona man died in a single-vehicle, rollover accident, Monday, June 6. The fatal accident occurred on Buck Road, east of Otis Street, in the unincorporated county area of Temecula. The fatal accident was reported to CHP officials at 11:51 p.m., according to a CHP release about the accident. Riverside County Coroner’s officials identified the victim as Kevin […]
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