The suspect of a stolen vehicle pursuit died after the driver sped in opposing traffic lanes, swerved around traffic and eventually crashed into another vehicle in Moreno Valley on Friday, April 8, authorities said.
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies from the Moreno Valley sheriff’s station said they picked up the pursuit of a stolen Nissan Sentra that began in Menifee in the early afternoon.
As the Nissan neared the intersection of Perris Boulevard and John F. Kennedy Avenue, it sideswiped another vehicle while “recklessly swerving in and out of traffic and passing in between vehicles,” the sheriff’s department said in a news release.
A spike strip was deployed but the driver was able to continue northbound on Perris Boulevard.
A Riverside County Sheriffs pursuit ended in a fatal crash between a car and pickup truck at the intersection of Perris Blvd. and Cactus Avenue in Moreno Valley on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A Riverside County Sheriffs pursuit ended in a fatal crash between a car and pickup truck at the intersection of Perris Blvd. and Cactus Avenue in Moreno Valley on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Residents watch as Riverside County sheriff’s deputies investigate what a witness said was a pursuit that ended with a fatal crash between a car and pickup truck at the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Cactus Avenue in Moreno Valley on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Residents watch as Riverside County sheriff’s deputies investigate what a witness said was a pursuit that ended with a fatal crash between a car and pickup truck at the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Cactus Avenue in Moreno Valley on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
What a witness said was a Riverside County sheriff’s pursuit ended with a fatal crash between a car and pickup at the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Cactus Avenue in Moreno Valley on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
What a witness said was a Riverside County sheriff’s pursuit ended with a fatal crash between a car and pickup at the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Cactus Avenue in Moreno Valley on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
What a witness said was a Riverside County sheriff’s pursuit ended with a fatal crash between a car and pickup at the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Cactus Avenue in Moreno Valley on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Moreno Valley resident Brad Harvell said he was driving south on Perris Boulevard at Iris Avenue when he saw sheriff’s deputies in patrol cars and a helicopter following a car headed north in the southbound lane.
The car was being driven “at a high rate of speed” and the deputies were following slower than that, Harvell said.
The Nissan entered the intersection with Cactus Avenue against a red signal light and struck the passenger side of a gray Toyota Tundra that was traveling eastbound on Cactus Avenue. Both vehicles careened into a cinderblock wall located at the northeast corner of the intersection, the news release said.
The truck’s driver and passenger suffered injuries and were taken to a hospital.
The suspect driver, the sole occupant of the Nissan, had major injuries and was declared dead at the scene, authorities said. His identity was not available and was pending notification of his family.
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