(CNS) – A man who died in a single-vehicle collision near Desert Center was identified Wednesday. Bruce Falconer, 61, of Ramona was found dead at the scene of Tuesday’s crash, which took place near the intersection of state Highway 62 and Rice Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said that, for reasons […]
A Desert Hot Springs man is in police custody after a fatal hit and run collision over the weekend. California Highway Patrol said the person driving the pickup was located a short distance from the scene of the collision. Jose Roberto Tafoya- Flores, 41, was arrested early Saturday morning on Two Bunch Palms just east […]
California Highway Patrol officers will ramp up operations on highways and roads throughout Riverside County starting Friday evening to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers, as well as other traffic violators, as part of the agency’s annual Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign. The “maximum enforcement period” will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and conclude at 11:59 […]
A 53-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a van Friday morning in Desert Hot Springs, authorities said. The fatality at Dillon and Worsley roads was reported at 4:48 a.m. The driver of the 2020 Nissan van, a 35-year-old man, remained at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The fatally injured man’s name […]
A trash truck erupted in flames Monday in Temecula, causing a liquid propane fuel tank to explode, hurling debris into nearby fire engines, causing minor injuries to 12 crew members and a civilian. The vehicle fire was reported about 10:35 a.m. at the intersection of Butterfield Stage and Rancho California roads, according to the Riverside […]
One person was killed Friday in a collision on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Banning, authorities said. Firefighters were called at 3:52 a.m. to the 10 Freeway and Ramsey Street, where they found one vehicle on its side and at least one confirmed fatality, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. There were no […]
California Highway Patrol officers will be ramping up patrols on state highways and roads in Riverside County starting Friday to catch drunk and drug-impaired drivers as part of the agency’s annual Fourth of July crackdown. The CHP’s “maximum enforcement period” will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and conclude at 11:59 p.m. Monday, during which all […]
