Tag: SR-79

Gusty winds wreak havoc near San Jacinto, topple two big-rigs, pickup with trailer

SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Strong and gusty winds are being cited as contributing factors in three separate and unrelated crashes along SR-79, between Gilman Springs Road and Ramona Expressway, yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, Jan. 19. Two of the crashes involved tractor-trailer combos that overturned, while the other rollover accident involved a pickup truck pulling a camper trailer, California Highway Patrol Officer […]

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Two dead, three injured after Aguanga crash

AGUANGA, Calif. — Two people were killed and three others were hospitalized after a three-vehicle, rollover traffic collision on Highway 79 South just north of Dugan Drive Thursday afternoon, December 3. The fatal accident happened in the unincorporated county area of Aguanga near Vail Lake, about five miles east of Temecula, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Children, 1 […]

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Pair in stolen car crashes into ambulance & flees before rollover crash

UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 10:45 a.m., With clarification and correction of some details. AGUANGA — Two men who were driving a stolen car when they crashed into an AMR ambulance working at the scene of an Aguanga crash were critically injured after attempting to flee the scene and crashing again, Thursday evening, Dec. 5 . The first crash involving the […]

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“High speed” reported after head-on, rollover crash near San Jacinto

SAN JACINTO — Officials remain at the scene of a head-on, major injury traffic collision involving three vehicles that happened on the northern outskirts of San Jacinto earlier today, Tuesday, Oct. 8. One of the involved vehicles overturned into a field adjacent SR-79, near Gilman Springs Rd., where the accident occurred. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: One dead after shooting at […]

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Body found inside car on SR-79 in Lamb Canyon

BEAUMONT — Officials are conducting a death investigation after a person’s lifeless body was discovered over the weekend inside a vehicle in the Lamb Canyon area, on Highway 79 just north of California Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Injured paraglider airlifted after San Jacinto crash Two seriously injured in Hemet road rage incident Elsinore woman ID’d after fatal Wildomar hit […]

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Head-on SR-79 crash leaves man, 72, dead

SAN JACINTO — A two-vehicle, head-on collision in San Jacinto left one victim dead and another seriously injured late Tuesday evening, Jan. 29. The deadly crash, which involved two San Jacinto residents, happened on SR-79, 400 feet south of Gilman Springs Rd. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials later identified Zulfiqar Chaudhry, 72, of San Jacinto as the victim who passed away […]

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UPDATED: CHP reporting major injuries after vehicle smashes into pole, fire hydrant, bursts into flames

UPDATE: Monday, Oct. 8, 12:49 p.m. TEMECULA — CHP updated they reopened all lanes of travel along SR-79 shortly before 12:45 p.m., nearly twelve hours after the highway was closed due to a fiery, solo-vehicle accident involving a vehicle that plowed head-on into a utility pole and fire hydrant. Officials have not released any further information regarding the accident or […]

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UPDATED: SAN JACINTO: Hemet resident killed in early-morning, head-on wreck ID’d

UPDATE: Saturday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. With Coroner’s identification Riverside County Sheriff’s-Coroner’s officials have identified the person killed in Friday morning’s fatal, two vehicle, head on collision as 57-year old Brian Crabtree of Hemet. Crabtree died at the scene of the accident at 6:26 a.m., about thirteen minutes after the accident was reported.   UPDATE: Friday, July 14, 12 p.m. With additional photos and […]

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BEAUMONT: Many questions remain after woman laying in roadway run over, killed

BEAUMONT – Many questions remain unanswered after an early-morning accident involving a woman who was run over while laying between the number one and two lanes of traffic on the northbound side of SR-79 – also known as Lamb Canyon Road – Monday, Dec. 12. The fatal incident happened about 3:28 a.m., one mile south of California Road, between the cities of Beaumont […]

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