HEMET: Crash sends geyser soaring 50 ft in air

HEMET — A minor injury traffic collision sent a geyser of water soaring 50 feet into the air and drenched firefighters and city workers attempting to shut off water to a fire hydrant that was dislodged when a car crashed into it. The accident happened early yesterday evening, on State St. south of Chambers Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: HEMET: […]

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HEMET: DUI suspect who fled after crashing into hydrant, wall arrested

HEMET — A man who plowed into a fire hydrant before crashing through a home’s chain-link fence and brick wall was apprehended after fleeing from the scene of the crash, Sunday afternoon, Feb. 25. In spite of fleeing and attempting to alter his appearance, officers were not fooled and arrested the subject for DUI, hit and run and other charges. City […]

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RIVERSIDE: Driver crashes into sign, fire hydrant, sends flood of water into neighborhood

RIVERSIDE  — A suspected drunk driver who lost control of his new SUV crashed into a street sign and fire hydrant sent a geyser of water shooting up into the air, Saturday morning Oct. 14. The early morning accident happened on Indiana Avenue near Sayward Circle and Capitol Drive in Riverside. City of Riverside Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene […]

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HEMET: Suspected drunk driver smashes into car, destroys light pole

HEMET — A suspected drunk driver who was driving with a suspended license was taken into custody after he smashed into the rear-end of another vehicle in an early-morning, two vehicle wreck Wednesday, May 31. The accident, that sent a second car careening into a concrete light pole, happened on Florida Avenue east of Elk Street in Hemet. City of […]

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UPDATE: Hit and run Hemet rollover injures 5, suspect quickly captured

A two vehicle rollover traffic collision temporarily trapped several victims from a black Honda Civic that sheared off a fire hydrant. Will Whelan photo HEMET – A major injury, hit and run, rollover traffic collision occurred July 10, at about 2:13 p.m., at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Columbia Street. The collision left five people temporarily trapped in a […]

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