News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE – A man was killed in a fatal crash after he struck several vehicles and fled from police Saturday, July 16. The deadly pursuit ended when the man smashed into a center divider near the 91 and 60/215 freeway interchange, according to Riverside Police Lieutenant Dan Hoxmeier. The man has not been identified, pending the Coroner’s investigation and notification of his […]
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SAN JACINTO – An early morning, DUI hit and run traffic collision in San Jacinto left two cars destroyed and a telephone pole broken in half July 17. The two-vehicle accident happened in the area of Mountain Avenue, near Rue Pinot Blanc, when a drunk driver crashed into another car before smashing into the telephone pole. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San […]
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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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Written by William Hayes TEMECULA – Riverside County sheriff deputies assigned to the Temecula Police Station responded to a report of a single vehicle traffic collision at Butterfield Stage Road and Murrieta Hot Springs Rd in the City of Temecula. The wreck occurred Wednesday, June 22, at about 7:12 p.m. Deputies arrived to find a red Chevy Camaro that […]
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UPDATED: 06/22/2016 2:20 p.m. With new information from CHP California Highway Patrol officials have issued an “Attempt To Identify” bulletin as part of their investigation into a hit and run, rollover, traffic accident that ejected five of seven passengers. The rollover killed one passenger, left another paralyzed and left the other five with various injuries. The driver of the […]
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Written for Valley News. Click link for full story and photos. UPDATE: San Jacinto hit and run leaves wheelchair-bound woman in critical condition
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UPDATED: 06/22/2016 2:20 p.m. With new information from CHP California Highway Patrol officials have issued an “Attempt To Identify” bulletin as part of their investigation into a hit and run, rollover, traffic accident that ejected five of seven passengers. The rollover killed one passenger, left another paralyzed and left the other five with various injuries. The driver of […]
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COACHELLA – Riverside County Sheriff’s officials are seeking the public’s help in identifying a driver who struck and killed a 56-year-old female pedestrian in an early-morning, hit-and-run traffic collision, that occurred Wednesday, June 8. The hit-and-run happened in the area of Avenue 48 and Grapefruit Boulevard, in Coachella. At about 12:30 a.m., deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Coachella Police Station […]
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TEMESCAL VALLEY – A man who struck at least two vehicles and a stop sign in three separate hit and runs had to be rescued after the truck he was driving crashed through a guard rail and ended up dangling precariously over the side of a winding, rural roadway, Sunday, May 29. The accident occurred on Temescal Canyon Road between […]
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RIVERSIDE – Riverside Police officers arrested a woman May 31, after she led them on a dangerous pursuit through the city of Riverside. The pursuit began after the woman allegedly fled from a minor traffic collision. During the chase, the woman struck a number of occupied vehicles. She was eventually taken into custody after she rear-ended another vehicle and fled on foot […]
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