News From Around The County
JURUPA VALLEY — A teenage boy died when he was ejected from the back of a moving truck and a 22-year-old was later arrested after fleeing the scene of the fatal accident that sheriff’s officials say was caused by “reckless driving,” Thursday, July 20. The deadly incident happened in the area of Live Oak and Lakeside Drives, east of Camino Real and north […]
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PERRIS — One person was hospitalized after being involved in a traffic collision with an on-duty Sheriff’s deputy Wednesday, July 19. The accident happened while officers were responding to an emergency call for assistance. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Perris Police Station were responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call at 1:44 p.m. The incident was happening in the 400 block […]
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RIVERSIDE — Several people, including a patient being transported to an area hospital from an unrelated medical emergency, were injured when a pickup truck smashed into an ambulance Saturday, July 22. The early-morning accident happened at the intersection of Arlington and Crest Avenues in Riverside. Riverside Fire and Police Departments were dispatched to the scene of the accident about 2:15 a.m., after city […]
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UPDATE: Saturday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. With Coroner’s identification Riverside County Sheriff’s-Coroner’s officials have identified the person killed in Friday morning’s fatal, two vehicle, head on collision as 57-year old Brian Crabtree of Hemet. Crabtree died at the scene of the accident at 6:26 a.m., about thirteen minutes after the accident was reported. UPDATE: Friday, July 14, 12 p.m. With additional photos and […]
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EAST HEMET — Two people who were sleeping inside their car on an East Hemet area street were jolted awake when two men dragged the driver out of the vehicle and began to beat, punch and kick him during an attempted carjacking early this morning, Friday, July 14. One person was apprehended after the attempted carjacking, that happened in the 42000 […]
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LA QUINTA — A 66-year-old, Perris resident died in a fiery car crash that started a vegetation fire July 8. The fatal accident happened on Avenue 62 west of Monroe Street in La Quinta. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the fiery wreck at 3:31 p.m., after the crash and fire were reported to Riverside County emergency dispatchers. Eleven […]
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UPDATE: Wednesday, June 7, 6:30 p.m. HEMET — Officials have identified a man killed in a two-vehicle, head-on crash Wednesday morning, June 7. The deadly wreck happened on Highway 74 – which is also known as Florida Avenue within the City of Hemet city limits – at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Lake Street. The deadly wreck was the second […]
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SAN JACINTO — A bicyclist died after being struck by a car and then a pickup truck Tuesday evening, June 6. The fatal accident happened along a dark section of San Jacinto Avenue near Shaver Street in San Jacinto. The same section of road has been the site of several other recent major and fatal collisions. Last night’s fatal accident […]
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WRITER’S NOTE: As this is a breaking story, many names, details and the final outcome are not yet known. As this story develops, I will be posting updates, with as much information as possible. UPDATE: June 6, 1 p.m. In an e-mail response from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Media Information Bureau, a sheriff’s official confirmed that deputies responded to and […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A Moreno Valley motorcycle officer was hospitalized in an early-morning traffic collision with a pickup truck Tuesday, June 2. The accident happened at the intersection of Fir Avenue and Heartleaf Street, east of Kitching Street and south of the 60 Freeway, in Moreno Valley. The accident happened while the motor officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the area […]
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