News From Around The County
JOHNSON PARK — Residents of the small Intermountain community of Johnson Park, just east of Burney, were enjoying a quiet Saturday evening when they were “startled and surprised” after a dirt bike rider refused to stop for an officer and continued riding for several blocks along residential streets. The CHP officer had attempted to conduct a traffic enforcement stop after spotting the motorcyclist on […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Family and friends are mourning the tragic loss of an off-road motorcycle enthusiast after a man was thrown from a dirt bike earlier this afternoon. Officials are now trying to determine what led to the deadly crash that happened in the area of Big Nash and Sutherland Canyon Roads, about one half mile west of Quail Ranch Golf Course, off […]
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When Kamron Golbaf had his dirt bike stolen from inside the garage of his parent’s Riverside home just days before Christmas, 2001 he figured he would never see his motorcycle again. After several months Kamron – then just 11-years-old – had moved on and the dirt bike eventually became a long forgotten memory. So, I magine Kamron’s surprise 16 years later when […]
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HEMET — A person who was illegally riding a small, off-road, dirt bike across a busy highway was seriously injured after he plowed head-on into a car and was vaulted over the motorcycle’s handlebars, Saturday afternoon, Nov. 25. The victim, who has not been publicly identified and was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, was airlifted […]
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REDDING — Friends and family members of a 16-year-old Redding resident are mourning the teen’s death, after the boy died Friday afternoon, Nov. 10, when an off-road motorcycle he was riding crashed into another dirt bike ridden by another teenager. The deadly accident happened on private property off Old 44 Drive near Stillwater Road/Yuki Yama Lane in an unincorporated area east […]
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EASTVALE — Authorities are crediting social media and observant citizens with the same-day recovery of a stolen dirt bike and arrest the next day of two people who officials say were responsible for the Wednesday, Oct. 18 theft. The motorcycle theft happened on the 13000 block of Running Deer Circle in Eastvale. After the theft and arrests Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Brian Gutierrez explained in a written […]
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LAKE MATHEWS — Several different law enforcement and fire department and emergency-care agencies, including Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, Riverside and Corona Police Departments, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department, American Medical Response and three aviation units, worked together to locate and rescue an off-road motorcyclist who sustained major, traumatic injuries when he crashed his motorcycle, Sunday, Aug. 13. A Riverside PD […]
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