News From Around The County
MEAD VALLEY – Few details have been released after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a car Saturday, Dec. 10. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of Clark and Nance Streets in the unincorporated community of Mead Valley, according to a fire official. The area where the accident occurred is west of I-215 and southwest of March Air Reserve […]
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RIVERSIDE – A man was killed when he was struck by a train Friday, Dec. 2. The fatal accident happened near Tyler Avenue and Indiana Avenue in Riverside. Riverside Police and Fire Departments responded to the accident about 8:53 a.m., after receiving reports of a pedestrian that was struck by a BNSF train. The pedestrian sustained major traumatic injuries in the […]
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UPDATE: 11/25/2016 8:43 p.m. Coroner’s officials have identified the victim killed in last night’s vehicle versus pedestrian traffic accident as Jose Camarillo, 56, of Perris. Camarillo and his dog were struck by a 61-year-old motorist while the two were attempting to cross westbound 4th Street, 132 feet west of Park Avenue in Perris. The fatal accident happened at 4:57 p.m. […]
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HEMET – A boy was struck by a truck when he ran into traffic on Florida Avenue near Buena Vista Street Monday, Nov. 14. The child, who has not been identified, was transported to a trauma center with head injuries. His current condition has not been updated. According to witnesses at the scene the juvenile and several other boys, whom […]
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PALM DESERT – A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle Monday, Nov. 7. The fatal accident happened on Hwy. 74 near the intersection of Desert Heights Circle in Palm Desert and was reported to Riverside County emergency dispatchers at 5:10 p.m. The victim’s name and age have been withheld by coroner’s officials pending identification and notification of her family. Deputies […]
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SAN JACINTO – Riverside County Sheriff’s officials announced Wednesday, Oct. 26 that the department’s San Jacinto Police Station has been awarded a $60,000 Special Traffic Enforcement and Crash Prevention (STEP) grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. The grant will fund a year-long program of special enforcement and public awareness efforts to prevent traffic related deaths and injuries. The San […]
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UPDATE: 10/20/2016 11:08 a.m. SAN JACINTO – Officials from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station are asking for the public’s help in identifying the car and driver who struck and killed an elderly pedestrian in San Jacinto October 10. The victim of the hit and run was transported to a local hospital where he remained in critical condition […]
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Deputies speak with the driver of a red car that hit the pedestrian. The driver was reportedly fully cooperating with investigating deputies. John Strangis photo UPDATE: 10/22/2016 8 p.m. The pedestrian who was struck by a car in the area of S. State and 7th Streets Sunday, Oct. 16, remained in critical condition at a local hospital until Friday, Oct. […]
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UPDATE: 10/15/2015 10:30 p.m. The victim who died in last night’s vehicle versus pedestrian collision has been identified as Margaret Perez, 80, of Hemet. The coroner’s office listed her location of injury as being in the roadway in front of 43880 Hwy 74 in Valle Vista, an unincorporated community east of Hemet. Her time of injury was listed as 6:45 p.m. She was […]
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UPDATE: 07/29/2016 10 PM With Coroner’s release of information The Riverside County Coroner’s office has released the name of the man who was fatally struck in a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic accident July 29. Coroner’s officials identified the victim as James Hill, 21, of Hemet According to Coroner’s officials, the man was struck at 5:37 a.m. as he was crossing […]
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