Southern California

MORENO VALLEY — Two people died Sunday and two more were injured in a head-on collision in the Moreno Valley area.

Traffic Collision:rpt@9:00 p.m. Gilman Springs Road X Bridge Street, west of San Jacinto. Two vehicles and four victims. Two victims perished at the scene and two victims with serious injuries were transported by ground ambulance. CHP investigating. #GilmanIC pic.twitter.com/HXIRNLmilw

— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) November 14, 2022

Witnesses reported the crash at 8:57 p.m. on Gilman Springs Road at Bridge Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. That’s east of the city of Moreno Valley.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and two patients with serious injuries were taken to a hospital by ambulance, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department reported.

The fire agency reported the crash location as being west of San Jacinto.

The CHP was investigating.

MORENO VALLEY — Two people died Sunday and two more were injured in a head-on collision in the Moreno Valley area.

Traffic Collision:rpt@9:00 p.m. Gilman Springs Road X Bridge Street, west of San Jacinto. Two vehicles and four victims. Two victims perished at the scene and two victims with serious injuries were transported by ground ambulance. CHP investigating. #GilmanIC pic.twitter.com/HXIRNLmilw

— CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department (@CALFIRERRU) November 14, 2022

Witnesses reported the crash at 8:57 p.m. on Gilman Springs Road at Bridge Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. That’s east of the city of Moreno Valley.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and two patients with serious injuries were taken to a hospital by ambulance, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department reported.

The fire agency reported the crash location as being west of San Jacinto.

The CHP was investigating.

A hit-and-run left a woman dead at the scene after a silver Honda Accord struck her on Highway 74 southwest of Perris on Wednesday, Oct. 19, authorities said.

Perris resident Diana Aguirre, 34, was walking across Highway 74 prior to the crash, the California Highway Patrol said. As she headed southbound, she was struck at the Ethanac Road intersection shortly before 6 p.m. and thrown onto the westbound Accord’s windshield, according to the CHP.

The driver of the 2015 Accord, who appeared to be male, then fled the scene, heading west to an unknown location, the CHP said. The car was found abandoned off Highway 74 and Greenwald Avenue later in the evening, according to CHP officer Mike Lassig.

Authorities are hoping to locate the suspect from evidence in the vehicle, Lassig said.

Anyone with information about the crash was urged to contact CHP at 951-506-2000.

A hit-and-run left a woman dead at the scene after a silver Honda Accord struck her on Highway 74 southwest of Perris on Wednesday, Oct. 19, authorities said.

Perris resident Diana Aguirre, 34, was walking across Highway 74 prior to the crash, the California Highway Patrol said. As she headed southbound, she was struck at the Ethanac Road intersection shortly before 6 p.m. and thrown onto the westbound Accord’s windshield, according to the CHP.

The driver of the 2015 Accord, who appeared to be male, then fled the scene, heading west to an unknown location, the CHP said. The car was found abandoned off Highway 74 and Greenwald Avenue later in the evening, according to CHP officer Mike Lassig.

Authorities are hoping to locate the suspect from evidence in the vehicle, Lassig said.

Anyone with information about the crash was urged to contact CHP at 951-506-2000.

Authorities filed charges Monday, Oct, 17, against a driver accused of a hitting a taco stand in Pomona that left one man dead and 12 other people injured. The driver, who took off after the crash, later turned herself in.

Diana Beatriz Martinez-Umana, 25, of Pomona was charged with one count of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of hit-and-run resulting in death or serious injury and eight counts of reckless driving causing injury, said Matthew Krasnowski, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

She wasn’t arraigned Tuesday at Pomona Superior Court because she posted bond, a court official said.

Police don’t know yet if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash because they’re still waiting for the toxicology report.

The charges stem from a hit-and-run crash in the 1600 block of West Holt Avenue which was reported to police at 7:42 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14.

The driver of a Nissan Sentra was heading east on Holt Avenue when she veered into westbound lanes and crashed into a taco stand, police said. She took off and officers searched for her. She returned to the scene more than an hour later and turned herself in, officials said.

Gilberto Cazares Payan, 52, died of blunt force injuries, according to the coroner’s office. Mejia didn’t know how many of the injured were still in hospital as of Tuesday.

Booking records show Martinez Umana was previously arrested by the California Highway Patrol Antelope Valley office on Nov. 20, 2021 for a felony but it didn’t show the charge. She posted bond for a $50,000 bail and was released the next day.

Authorities filed charges Monday, Oct, 17, against a driver accused of a hitting a taco stand in Pomona that left one man dead and 12 other people injured. The driver, who took off after the crash, later turned herself in.

Diana Beatriz Martinez-Umana, 25, of Pomona was charged with one count of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of hit-and-run resulting in death or serious injury and eight counts of reckless driving causing injury, said Matthew Krasnowski, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

She wasn’t arraigned Tuesday at Pomona Superior Court because she posted bond, a court official said.

Police don’t know yet if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash because they’re still waiting for the toxicology report.

The charges stem from a hit-and-run crash in the 1600 block of West Holt Avenue which was reported to police at 7:42 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14.

The driver of a Nissan Sentra was heading east on Holt Avenue when she veered into westbound lanes and crashed into a taco stand, police said. She took off and officers searched for her. She returned to the scene more than an hour later and turned herself in, officials said.

Gilberto Cazares Payan, 52, died of blunt force injuries, according to the coroner’s office. Mejia didn’t know how many of the injured were still in hospital as of Tuesday.

Booking records show Martinez Umana was previously arrested by the California Highway Patrol Antelope Valley office on Nov. 20, 2021 for a felony but it didn’t show the charge. She posted bond for a $50,000 bail and was released the next day.

A 55-year-old Corona man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and other crimes on Tuesday, Oct. 18,  after the California Highway Patrol said he backed his car into a CHP motorcycle officer, who suffered minor injuries.

Prudencio Xajil Alvarado was also accused of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer and driving while unlicensed, said Officer Javier Navarro, a CHP spokesman. Alvarado was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside, where bail was set at $50,000.

Just before 9:30 a.m., the officer pulled over Alvarado, driving a Nissan Maxima, on a traffic stop on Indiana Avenue in the unincorporated community of Home Gardens, between Riverside and Corona.

“As the officer began to dismount his motorcycle to contact the driver, Alvarado placed the Nissan into reverse and accelerated toward the officer,” Navarro said in a statement. “The Nissan collided into the motorcycle, disabling it, and subsequently causing minor injuries to the officer.”

Alvarado was given a field sobriety test and was arrested. A photo shot by Loudlabs News, a news agency the Southern California News Group often works with, shows an officer pulling two bottles of Jose Cuervo tequila out of Alvarado’s car.

The CHP asked any witnesses to call its officers at 951-637-8000.