A two-vehicle crash in the Riverside County community of Thermal killed a driver Wednesday night but spared her passenger who was breastfeeding a baby at the time of the crash, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at 6:43 p.m., the 42-year-old Dessert Shores woman was driving a 2000 Nissan Altima northbound on Jackson Street, south of 54th Street, when he steered the vehicle on to the dirt shoulder then made a U-turn into the path of an (read more)
Read MoreAn ambulance responding to crash in Murrieta collided with a passenger car Thursday afternoon, report news sources. The accident happened at 2:05 in front of Murrieta Fire Station No. 2 on California Oaks Road near the intersection with Hancock Avenue. A Mercedes passenger car was traveling westbound on California Oaks Road when the ambulance made a U-turn and collided with the Mercedes as the emergency vehicle arrived at the scene of the previous accident, according to the Murrieta Police Department. (read more)
Read MoreA Temecula woman sustained minor to moderate injuries Monday night in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Murrieta, report media outlets. According to the California Highway Patrol, at 11:18 p.m. a Suzuki Forenza was traveling southbound on Winchester Road just south of Benton Road when, according to witness reports, the car swerved when the woman attempted to avoid hitting an animal. The sedan went off the road and on to the embankment at the right shoulder of the road. The car (read more)
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07
Jul
2011
Murrieta Man Dies After Head-on Vehicle Crash
A motorist died at an area hospital late Wednesday night following a head-on collision in the hills of western Murrietta, report news sources. According to a Murrieta Police Department news release, just before 9 p.m. the 84-year-old Murrietta man was driving on Clinton Keith Road near Chantory Street and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Bear Creek station when his vehicle collided with another motor vehicle near the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. The crash was reported to (read more)
Read MoreA motorist became trapped in a pickup after the truck was involved in a collision with a big rig in Moreno Valley on Thursday night, report news sources. Details about the incident are scant. According to the Riverside County Fire Department, the accident, which was reported to authorities just after 10 p.m., occurred along westbound Highway 60 near Heacock Street. Emergency personnel responded to the scene of the accident. Firefighters required less than 20 minutes to extract the truck occupant (read more)
Read MoreA motorist died Tuesday morning after a fiery crash on Interstate 10 between a passenger car and a big rig on the border between Palm Desert and Indio, report media sources . According to authorities, at 3:41 a.m. a 2003 Honda Accord was traveling the wrong way on the highway and collided head-on with a big rig hauling paper paper and electronics. The semi caught fire and fuel from the tractor-trailer spilled on to the roadway. The driver of the (read more)
Read MoreA motorist suffered serious injuries Sunday early afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Murrieta, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at about 1 p.m. a white four-door Honda was traveling near Murrieta Hot Springs Road when, for unknown reasons the driver lost control of the vehicle. The automobile crashed, and the driver was ejected from the front of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries. At (read more)
Read MoreHigh winds are prompting authorities to bar big rigs from Highway 111 northwest of Palm Springs in the wake of two semis that capsized and a third that almost turned turtle because of strong gusts Thursday, report news sources. One of the overturned tractor-trailers caused all lanes of southbound Highway 111 past Overture Drive to be shut down while crews worked to remove the semi from the roadway, said a California Highway Patrol officer. No injuries were reported in either (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report, one person was injured when a car collided with a school bus Monday afternoon in Lake Mathews. According to the California Highway Patrol, at about 2:15 p.m., the sedan failed to stop at a red light, crossing into the intersection of Cajalco Road and La Sierra Avenue and hitting the bus. The accident occurred at the edge of Lake Mathews city limits. An ambulance was dispatched to the accident scene where one person suffered minor injuries. It (read more)
Read MoreIn the wake of a multi-vehicle collision in Hemet, one of the drivers involved in the accident exited his vehicle and hit the other drivers, report news sources. According the California Highway Patrol, the collision, which was reported just before 5 p.m., occurred on eastbound Florida Avenue at Soboba Street and involved a Toyota Camry. No one was injured in the accident itself, but witnesses report that a man, who may have been wearing a blue Los Angeles Dodgers jersey, (read more)
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