News From Around The County
HEMET, Calif. — A man escaped injury after losing control of his vehicle and careening into a telephone pole, before hitting a parked pickup truck around noon yesterday, Thursday, Jan. 21. The accident, which sheared the pole in half, destroyed the involved vehicle, and damaged the parked truck, happened on State Street south of Esplanade Avenue in Hemet. LEADING THE […]
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HEMET — One person was injured in a suspected DUI crash after an SUV smashed head-on into a Hemet utility pole early this morning, Saturday, Oct. 20. The minor injury accident, which sheared the pole off at its base and left the destroyed pole dangling in mid-air by its wires, happened on SR-74/Florida Ave., between California Ave. and Warren Rd., […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A man already on PRCS probation for DUI who was driving on a suspended license for two prior DUI’s was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol once again after wrecking his sedan into a Moreno Valley light pole early this morning. According to sheriff’s officials, this was the man’s third DUI in Riverside County. LEADING […]
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HEMET — A motorist who plowed head-on into a Hemet power pole walked away uninjured earlier this evening. The wreck, which happened at Menlo Avenue west of State Street, sheared the pole in half and Southern California Edison employees are not expected to finish repairing the pole until tomorrow afternoon. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were […]
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REDDING — Dozens of city blocks and multiple traffic signals along Churn Creek and South Bonnyview Roads were left without power after a driver lost control of his SUV and plowed into an electrical power pole, Friday afternoon, Dec. 22. The non-injury accident happened on Churn Creek Road, near Linda Lane, in Redding. City of Redding Police and Fire officials along with other emergency first […]
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MEAD VALLEY — A woman suspected of driving under the influence was arrested and a child was critically injured after the woman plowed head-on into a utility pole, Sunday morning Nov. 19. The early morning accident happened on Cajalco Road, just west of Clark Street, in the unincorporated community of Mead Valley. After an investigation, California Highway Patrol officers arrested 29-year-old, Andreana Teni Jackson-Hawkins. […]
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MENIFEE – A motorcyclist was seriously injured and his motorcycle was torn to pieces when the man smashed head-on into a utility pole while traveling at high-speed along a rural dirt road. The violent wreck, that snapped a utility pole in half and left motorcycle parts and debris strewn across the unimproved, dirt roadway, happened on Howard Road in Menifee, […]
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UPDATE: Jan. 26, 2:10 p.m. RIVERSIDE – Coroner’s officials have identified the 17-year-old driver who was killed when his truck smashed into a utility pole Wednesday, Jan. 25. Officials identified the victim as Paul Napier, a resident of Jurupa Valley. Napier was transported to Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Riverside with major traumatic injuries. According to the coroner’s release, Napier succumbed to […]
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RIVERSIDE – DUI is suspected as the primary contributing factor in an accident where a vehicle smashed into a traffic pole Monday, Dec. 12. The single-car accident happened at 10692 Indiana Avenue in Riverside. A six-year-old resident of Riverside, who has not been identified, was improperly restrained and was critically injured in the accident. The driver of the vehicle, who was […]
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