Nissan driver fatally ejected after speeding Tesla runs Moreno Valley light, plows into hatchback

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Officials say a speeding Tesla that ran a red light in Moreno Valley smashed into a hatchback, causing the second vehicle to overturn late Tuesday night, July 6. The hatchback’s driver was killed when they were ejected from their rolling vehicle. The deadly accident, which sent three other people to the hospital with minor injuries, happened at […]

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Felon arrested after pursuit when stolen Tesla batteries die

RIVERSIDE — A probationer who led Riverside police officers on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit in a luxury electric sports car was arrested after the plug-in car’s batteries died Sunday night, Feb. 17. The pursuit, which wound its way from Riverside’s Eastside neighborhood into Orange County, ended in a felony stop on the 91 Freeway. LEADING THE RIVERSIDE HEADLINES: Unborn child […]

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TEMECULA: Teens arrested after stealing, crashing luxury electric sedan

TEMECULA — Authorities tracked down and arrested two Temecula teenagers seven days after they allegedly stole and then crashed a Tesla sedan, Tuesday, Oct. 17. The early morning vehicle theft happened from a residential property on the 39000 block of Calle Bellagio, in an unincorporated area east of Temecula. After the vehicle theft the car’s owner used a Tesla cell phone app to […]

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CABAZON: Officials seek help identifying armed robbery suspect

CABAZON – Sheriff’s officials are seeking the public’s assistance identifying a man they allege robbed a woman Saturday, Jan. 28. The armed robbery happened at the Tesla Supercharger Electric Vehicle Charging Station in the 48400 block of Seminole Drive in Cabazon. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male adult with facial hair. He was wearing a black hoodie over […]

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