News From Around The County
CORONA, Calif., — Authorities say a teen was killed after a vehicle he was a passenger in left the freeway and launched over a dry wash before crashing and overturning on the opposite side of the embankment late Tuesday evening, May 24. Three other occupants from the vehicle were injured and hospitalized with a variety of injuries after the solo-vehicle […]
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TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist suffered severe burn injuries to his upper body after a vehicle fire erupted adjacent the southbound I-15 Freeway north of Winchester Road in Temecula Monday afternoon, Feb. 28. The blaze, which spread to nearby vegetation, forced the temporary closure of the southbound I-15, with area motorists reporting delays of 30 to 60 minutes […]
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WILDOMAR, Calif., — Authorities say a pair of local men were killed in a high-speed rollover collision with another vehicle while traveling on Interstate 15 in Wildomar early Saturday morning. Neither of the victims were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the collision, according to CHP. This morning’s deadly accident along with several other recent Riverside County fatal crashes […]
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TEMESCAL VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist was killed in a two-vehicle DUI collision in the unincorporated Temescal Valley area south of Corona early Saturday morning, Feb. 12. The driver who reportedly caused the fatal crash, which happened on the northbound I-15 at the Weirick Road offramp, was later arrested for murder and DUI-related charges. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Lake […]
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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article reported that a gun was used during this carjacking; but it has since been confirmed by CHP that the suspect used a knife during the commission of this crime.-TM TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities today are continuing to search for a man who allegedly carjacked a woman at knifepoint after using a vehicle to […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., — Authorities say a local man was killed after crashing into the back of a big rig that was stopped and parked along the shoulder of Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore Friday evening, Jan. 28. The deadly accident happened on the southbound side of the freeway, between Franklin Street and Diamond Drive/Railroad Canyon, according to officials. LEADING […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., — Authorities say three members of a Homeland family were arrested after allegedly firing a handgun at a pair of teens during a road rage incident on the 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore early Sunday evening, Jan. 16. The suspects, a mother, father and son, were arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 25. A search warrant served at their […]
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CORONA, Calif., — Authorities say a motorcyclist was killed in a solo-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in Corona early Monday morning, Jan. 24. The fatal crash happened just south of the Magnolia Avenue exit, according to officials. Friends and co-workers have said the victim was on his way to work when the early-morning accident occurred. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Murrieta […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., — Although few details have been released, authorities have confirmed that an elderly woman who had been walking on the Nichols Avenue off-ramp from the northbound I-15 in Lake Elsinore was fatally struck early Sunday evening, Jan. 9. Sunday’s deadly accident follows on the heels of another I-15 pedestrian fatality in the same general area, after a man […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Jan. 3, 2:30 p.m. With traffic condition update and video from scene. WILDOMAR, Calif., — Although details are continuing to emerge, officials have confirmed that a man was killed after leaping in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer big rig earlier this morning, Monday, Jan. 3. Early and unconfirmed reports from the scene indicate the initial vehicle versus pedestrian […]
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