News From Around The County
UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 11:30 a.m. See Original Story, Interviews, Photos and Video below. JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities announced today the arrest of a parolee they say was recklessly driving while under the influence of alcohol when he ran a stop light and smashed into another vehicle in Jurupa Valley early Friday evening, Sept. 25. The deadly accident happened […]
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HEMET, Calif. — A suspected drunk driver was apprehended in Hemet after a Sheriff’s aviation crew spotted a recklessly speeding pickup truck and called in Hemet PD officers to assist in making a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: 3 RivCo inmates ID’d in beating death of fellow inmate Beaten by grandson, 41, elderly victim dies […]
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say a suspected drunk driver died after fleeing from deputies and crashing into another vehicle in Moreno Valley yesterday morning, Wednesday, Sept. 16. Two occupants from the vehicle the fleeing man crashed into were hospitalized after the deadly collision. The short pursuit, which covered less than four miles and ended in a fatal rollover, began in […]
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HEMET, Calif. — A solo-vehicle rollover wreck caused a car to burst into flames and ignited a small vegetation fire early Sunday morning, Sept. 6. Although a man was initially trapped and rescued from the burning car by good Samaritans, he immediately fled the scene. He was located a short time later near the area and investigated for driving under […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities arrested a Burney man who allegedly fled the scene of an accident that left a traffic sign as well as vehicle parts and debris scattered across SR-299E, east of Hatchet Summit, late Monday evening Aug. 10. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: McArthur man arrested after robbing Burney bank, assaulting minor Wanted out of Florida since 2005, sex offender […]
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JOHNSON PARK, Calif. — Authorities say a local woman suspected of driving under the influence was arrested after she struck several barrier poles before hitting Chatty Kathy’s, a popular Johnson Park restaurant located just east of Burney, this afternoon, Monday, July 27. The DUI crash, which caused minor damage to the structure, also destroyed the business’s gas, electric, and water […]
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PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the cause of a Perris traffic collision that left two people dead and hospitalized three others Monday evening, July 20. Although officials have said DUI is suspected in the deadly crash, which happened at the intersection of Perris Blvd. and Ramona Expressway, they did not specify if any arrests have been made. Officials have […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — A dangerous Anderson pursuit, which was called off for safety reasons due to the reckless driving actions of the alleged drunk driver, ended when the fleeing vehicle crashed early Sunday morning, July 5. A Red Bluff man, since identified as 19-year-old, Alberto Gabriel Alcala, was later determined to be under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently arrested. […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities are investigating a suspected DUI-related, head-on collision between a pickup truck and tractor-trailer big rig combo that injured both drivers last night, Friday, July 3. Both drivers were hospitalized and one of the drivers was arrested after the crash, which happened on Ramona Expressway, between Warren Rd. and Gateway Ave., in an unincorporated area of San […]
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REDDING, Calif. — Already on probation with a “no alcohol” clause as a term of his probation, a Redding man was arrested after a suspected DUI-related rollover crash that sheared a utility pole and caused the man’s vehicle to crash into a Redding building early Friday morning, June 26. The solo-vehicle crash, which sent the allegedly drunk driver to the […]
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