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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a wrong-way driver and second motorist were killed when their vehicles collided head-on in Riverside early this morning, Tuesday, March 15. The double fatal crash happened in the northbound HOV lanes of I-215 from I-10, south of the San Bernardino County line, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Facing 65 felony charges involving sex […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Feb. 21, 10:19 a.m., With release of Coroner’s information. Originally Published: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 6:42 a.m. RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say excessive speed and failure to stop at a posted stop sign are suspected as contributing factors in a fatal crash that killed a motorist when she plowed at high speed into a freeway retaining wall in Riverside […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist was killed after crashing into the back of a tractor-trailer combo on the southbound I-215 at the University Avenue off-ramp in Riverside late Friday evening, Feb. 11. Officials are continuing to search for the driver of the big rig, who did not stop at the scene of the crash and has not yet […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a Menifee man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle just moments after an earlier collision on the southbound I-215 south of Columbia Avenue early Friday morning, Jan. 7. Witnesses later told investigating California Highway Patrol officers that following the initial crash the victim had exited his vehicle and was standing in the […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash left one woman dead and another driver arrested for DUI in Riverside Sunday morning, Dec. 5. Officials have since said that heavy, early morning fog may have played a contributing role in the fatal collision. The deadly crash, which happened after a motorist stopped on the freeway due to a flat […]
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PERRIS, Calif., — Authorities say a Menifee woman was partially ejected and later died at the scene of a solo-vehicle traffic accident in Perris early Sunday morning, October 10. The victim was a passenger in the vehicle that crashed and DUI is suspected on the part of the driver, according to officials, who said the fatal accident happened on the […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Oct. 15, 1:07 p.m. Originally Published: Tuesday, Oct. 12, 9:57 a.m. See Original Story below. RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Family members have publicly identified a man who was killed in a fiery Riverside crash that occurred on the northbound I-215 transition to the eastbound SR-60 Friday evening, Oct. 8. Officials had initially said the driver was burned beyond recognition […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 8, 12:35 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. Originally Published: Sunday, Aug. 1, 10:30 a.m. MENIFEE, Calif., — Authorities say a woman was killed and another victim was hospitalized after a five-vehicle rollover crash in the Menifee area Thursday evening, July 29. Although a woman was detained at the scene on suspicion of DUI and reckless driving, […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Walking down the middle of the I-215 in Riverside, a pedestrian was struck by a passing big rig late last night, Friday, July 16. A second oncoming big rig then positioned his tractor-trailer combo across the lanes of traffic to protect and shield the downed victim from other oncoming vehicles. Incredibly, the victim survived the collision, which happened […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, June 22, 11:30 a.m. See Original Story below. PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities have released additional details regarding a deadly Perris collision that killed two family members and left a third clinging to life and in critical condition Friday evening, June 18. CHP yesterday said the family in the vehicle that was struck had pulled over on the northbound […]
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