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Bus Rollover on I-15 in San Bernardino Desert Kills 1, Injures 11

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One person was killed and 11 others were injured — three are in critical condition — when a bus rolled over on the 15 Freeway in the San Bernardino  desert on Tuesday at about 11:32 p.m.

CCAR News was the first to report about the tragedy. We’ve now learned 11 people were injured in the crash.

The bus was loaded with 20 people, when it rolled, ejecting several of those passengers on the freeway near Mineral Spring in the northwest portion of the Mojave National Preserve.  The stretch of 15 is frequented by tour buses carrying passengers between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.

Helicopters and ambulances responded to race victims to the hospital.  CHP has not released further information regarding the cause of the crash or condition of passengers. Check back with CCAR for more information.

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Man Arrested in Hit-and-Run that killed cyclist in San Jacinto

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SAN JACINTO — A Hemet man Monday faces vehicular manslaughter and other charges in the hit-and-run collision that killed a bicyclist in San Jacinto.

Sunday at 8:21 p.m. at the intersection of State Street and Dillon Avenue deputies responded to reports of a man down in the roadway.

Witnesses reported that the victim was he center median on State Street with his bicycle when he was struck by a white Hyundai that sped off.

The victim died at the scene. The suspect’s license plate was written down by a witness and traced back to a 21-year-old from Hemet, named Savaughn Jojuan Colon Barnes.

He was arrested Monday on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run causing death. His bail was set at $100,000.

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Handgun Toting Felon Faces Felony Charges in Drunken Crash that Killed Two, Including Child

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The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, gross vehicular manslaughter and other felony counts after a collision Saturday afternoon killed two pedestrians dead, including a kid, in Bloomington.

The California Highway Patrol stated the crash occurred at 3:46 p.m., when a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado pickup traveling on Hawthorne Avenue eastbound, east of Palm Lane, smashed into a parked vehicle,

The parked vehicle then hit three pedestrians walking westbound along the north curb of Hawthorne, killing an adult and a juvenile.

The Silverado’s driver, Josue E. Navarro, 43, of Fontana faces multiple felony counts, including being a felon in possession of a handgun.

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20-year-old woman dies in crash near Hemet

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A 20-year-old woman died Sunday in a head-on collision near Hemet,  according to the the California Highway Patrol.

The woman, Rochelle Thompson, of Hemet, was in a Subaru Outback at about 5 p.m. on Warren Road, just south of Esplanade Avenue.  A Honda Civic travelling northbound crossed double yellow lines and hit her car, according to CHP.

Thompson was pronounced dead at the scene.

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San Bernardino man jailed after wrong-way Cajon Pass crash kills woman

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A 24-year-old San Bernardino man will face charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence, because he allegedly caused a fatal crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Jorge Alberto Zamora, 24, of San Bernardino, drove the wrong way on the 15 Freeway in the Cajon Pass early Saturday, according to the CHP.

Zamora caused a crash that killed a 61-year-old woman from San Diego. The woman was a passenger in a car struck by Zamora. Her identity has yet to be publicly released.

Zamora was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI and DUI causing great bodily injury, according to court records. He was being held at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga in lieu of $250,000 bail.

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Hijacked Amazon Van Crashes to a Halt After GPS Tracking, Four-Mile Chase and Shooting in Fontana

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An Amazon delivery van was making its rounds in the 15200 block of Fontana’s Whittram Avenue a little after 11 a.m., when it was hijacked at gunpoint.

The hijackers sped off before being tracked down by the van’s owner and a GPS system near Lime and Valencia avenues. Confronted by the owner, Harold Brown, 29, of Fontana, opened fire, before taking off in the stolen Amazon van again.

Police joined in the chase, that lasted about four miles before Brown crashed the van a final time near the intersection of Citrus Avenue and Ceres Avenue, according to published reports.

After ditching the Amazon van, Brown forced his way into a nearby home. He was eventually arrested by police and transported to a local hospital for injuries he sustained in the crash.

Brown was arrested on suspicion of carjacking, failure to yield, assault with firearm and other charges. His bail was set at $250,000.

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1 dead, 7 injured in crash after red-light run in Moreno Valley

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A teen driver ran a red light, causing a crash that killed him, seriously injured his passenger and hurt six folks in a Honda minivan Sunday in the Moreno Valley, according to published reports.

The wreck happened at 3:16 p.m. Sunday. The 17-year-old boy, who was killed, was identified as Isaac Limares. He was driving a 2001 Lexus IS300, when he ran a red light that’s just adjacent to a popular retail center.  He crashed into a 2020 Honda Odyssey minivan, sending six occupants in that vehicle to the hospital, and severely injuring his passenger.

The Honda broadsided the Lexus, as the Lexus ran the red light, knocking the sports car into a metal traffic signal, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

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Motorcyclist hospitalized after crash with San Bernardino officer

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Police said that a San Bernardino officer was responding to a crash unrelated in the vicinity when he collided with a motorcycle rider. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital.

According to Sgt. Equino Thomas was the spokesperson for San Bernardino Police Department. Thomas stated that the police officer was heading south along Waterman Avenue when he came to the intersection at 5th Street. The crash took place as the motorcyclist was travelling east on 5th Street.

Thomas stated that the motorcyclist was transported to hospital while the officer was not injured. Thomas said that the motorcyclist was in stable condition as of Sunday evening.

Thomas stated that police were looking into whether traffic laws had been broken in the lead up to the accident.

Motorcycle rider killed in multi-vehicle accident on 10 Freeway, Rancho Cucamonga.

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