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UPDATED: Thursday, July 14, 10:31 a.m. Originally Published: Tuesday, July 12, 6:43 a.m. WINCHESTER, Calif., — Authorities say a local teen was fatally ejected from her vehicle when an SUV she was a passenger in struck another vehicle and overturned several times in the French Valley / Winchester area Saturday, July 9. The driver of the SUV was hospitalized after […]
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WINCHESTER, Calif., — Authorities investigating a deadly hit and run that occurred in the Winchester area Sunday evening, April 30, say a 71-year-old Temecula man was later tracked to a Hemet residence after the deadly collision, which happened along Winchester Road (Highway 79), south of Scott Road. The alleged hit and run driver was not arrested after being located by […]
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WINCHESTER, Calif., — Authorities say a Menifee man was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his BMW and was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the unincorporated community of Winchester Tuesday afternoon, May 3. The deadly crash, which sent another driver to the hospital with minor injuries, happened along Winchester Road (Highway 79), near […]
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WINCHESTER, Calif., — Authorities say a Menifee mother of two has died after being involved in a Winchester area two-vehicle, head-on collision on Domenigoni Parkway, east of Patterson Avenue, Thursday evening, April 28. CHP has since said that excessive speed is suspected to be a contributing factor in the fatal crash and according to the victim’s aunt, DUI is suspected […]
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TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist suffered severe burn injuries to his upper body after a vehicle fire erupted adjacent the southbound I-15 Freeway north of Winchester Road in Temecula Monday afternoon, Feb. 28. The blaze, which spread to nearby vegetation, forced the temporary closure of the southbound I-15, with area motorists reporting delays of 30 to 60 minutes […]
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MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities have identified a woman who died after being struck by a big rig in Murrieta Saturday afternoon, Jan. 22, The fatal accident happened at the intersection of Winchester and Murrieta Hot Springs roads, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log and Cal Fire – Riverside social media release. The accident and subsequent hours-long investigation forced the […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 19, 1:55 p.m., With release of Coroner’s information. Originally Published: Sunday, Dec. 19, 11:09 p.m. TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say a pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a busy Temecula roadway early Saturday morning, Dec. 18. The victim was crossing Winchester Road west of Margarita Road near the Promenade Mall and was […]
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WINCHESTER, Calif., — Authorities say a man found slumped over the wheel of his vehicle in Winchester was arrested for DUI/Drugs during an investigation they say led to the recovery of thousands of dollars worth of suspected stolen property Monday morning, Dec. 6. Although CHP has not yet identified where all the suspected stolen property had been taken from, they […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Accused in the fatal, December 2019 stabbing death of an acquaintance, a Hemet man pleaded guilty following a felony settlement conference at a Riverside County Superior Court on Friday, Nov. 19. In addition to his murder charge, 52-year-old Hyder Mahdi Jaffer, faced a now-dismissed sentence-enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a […]
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WINCHESTER, Calif., — Authorities say a local woman was killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision in Hemet last night, Friday, Oct. 15. The fatal accident happened at the intersection of Domenigoni Parkway and Winchester Road, just a few miles from where another, double-fatal accident occurred days earlier. The earlier accident, which happened last Wednesday, left two San Jacinto juveniles – […]
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