FRENCH VALLEY: 47-year-old, Murrieta resident ID’d after fatal Winchester Rd. wreck

FRENCH VALLEY – Coroner’s officials have identified a woman who died when her compact car smashed into the back of a large, 3-axle water tank truck that was parked along the side of Winchester Road, just north of La Alba Road, in an unincorporated area of Temecula. The fatal wreck happened across from French Valley Airport, Thursday, June 1, according to California Highway Patrol officials. Coroner’s […]

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TEMECULA: Hiker airlifted after suffering major injuries

TEMECULA – A woman was seriously injured while hiking in an area known as “Bum River” or “Bum Creek” Saturday, March 18. The area – which is in the hills just west of Temecula Parkway and Old Town Front Street – is part of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. The victim was airlifted from the hills before being transported to […]

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UPDATED: Ramona man killed in Temecula fatal rollover accident IDd

TEMECULA – A 32-year-old Ramona man died in a single-vehicle, rollover accident, Monday, June 6. The fatal accident occurred on Buck Road, east of Otis Street, in the unincorporated county area of Temecula. The fatal accident was reported to CHP officials at 11:51 p.m., according to a CHP release about the accident. Riverside County Coroner’s officials identified the victim as Kevin […]

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UPDATED: Knife-wielding man in Temecula fatally shot during confrontation with deputies ID’d

UPDATE#2 05/06/2016 3:37 a.m. TEMECULA – A knife-wielding man was shot and killed during a confrontation with deputies from Temecula PD May 4, according to Riverside Sheriff Public Information Officer Deputy Michael Vasquez. Coroner’s officials have identified the man killed in this officer involved shooting as Matthew Tucker, 18, of Temecula. The coroner’s release indicated Tucker’s time of injury was 5:43 p.m. […]

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