News From Around The County
HEMET – A motorcyclist was arrested after he led City of Hemet police officers on an early-morning high-speed pursuit Sunday, Jan. 15. The suspect was later identified as 21-year-old, James Douglas Hamilton. After he was apprehended by officers, he was booked into Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of two counts of recklessly evading police officers and violation of probation. The […]
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Joseph Zinck, pictured on the far right, poses with family members in an undated photograph. Zinck was killed in an off-road motorcycle accident in Big Bear. Zinck family photo HEMET – Joseph Zinck, a 44-year-old Hemet resident was recently laid to rest after he died in a tragic, off-road motorcycle accident. The accident happened in Big Bear Saturday, Nov. 5. Zinck’s […]
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BIG BEAR – Few details have been released after a Hemet resident’s body was discovered in the San Bernardino National Forest early Sunday morning. CHP officials who conducted an accident investigation believe the victim crashed into a tree while riding his dirt bike, according to a release from the San Bernardino County Coroner’s office. The release indicated Joseph Zinck, 44, was […]
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CABAZON – A Florida resident was killed in an early-morning, single-vehicle accident when he lost control of his motorcycle on Interstate 10 Nov. 6. The fatal accident happened near Railroad Avenue, about two miles east of Main Street in Cabazon, according to a California Highway Patrol official. The location of the accident was east of the Desert Hills Premium Outlets, Morongo […]
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HEMET – A person who was listed as a runaway juvenile was taken into custody after he led police on a dangerous motorcycle pursuit through city streets Friday, Nov. 4. During the wild pursuit, the subject fled without regard for the safety of other citizens or pursuing officers. Officers reported seeing the motorcyclist traveling on the wrong side of the road, […]
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RIVERSIDE – A Riverside resident was killed when a vehicle pulled in front of a motorcycle they were riding Friday, Oct, 28. The deadly collision happened on Indiana Avenue west of Washington Street in the City of Riverside. Riverside police officers and firefighters responded to 911 calls reporting the vehicle versus motorcycle collision at about 9:30 a.m. When they arrived emergency first responders […]
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HEMET – A motorcyclist fleeing from Hemet police officers sustained head injuries and was hospitalized when he smashed into the back of a car at the end of a pursuit Saturday, Oct. 22. A Hemet police officer initiated the vehicle pursuit at 7:54 p.m., after attempting to stop a man riding a black Harley Davidson motorcycle. The officer advised dispatchers […]
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UPDATE: 10/10/2016 5:30 p.m. With information and identification from coroner’s office MURRIETA – Police are searching for any witnesses to a double-fatal motorcycle collision that happened in the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Kalmia Street in Murrieta Oct. 1. Two people were killed while riding a motorcycle when they were involved in a traffic collision with a Range Rover. “Although there were numerous […]
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The wrecked motorcycle as seen in an image from NBC4 Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES – A local motorcyclist was killed in an early morning accident after colliding with a Metro Expo Line west of downtown Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 26. The deadly collision happened at a rail crossing in the area of Washington Boulevard, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Matthew King. The train operator […]
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MENIFEE – A motorcyclist died Friday, Sept. 23 in an early morning solo-vehicle motorcycle accident when he crashed his customized Harley Davidson on Newport Road just west of Haun Road in Menifee. The victim was later identified by coroner’s officials as Casey Ivey, 41, of Winchester. The coroner’s release indicated Ivey’s time of injury was 12:55 a.m. He died nearly three hours later at 3:35 […]
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