RPD Press Announcement: Fatal Traffic Collision

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Date: Monday, November 14, 2011

Contact: Sgt. Phil Neglia

Phone: (951) 351-6085

 

Fatal Traffic Collision

 

Riverside, CA - On November 14, 2011 at 5:44 pm, officers of the Riverside Police Department responded to a major injury traffic collision involving a 1988 Honda CRX on Jurupa Ave. east of Essex St.

A 1988 Honda CRX was eastbound on Jurupa Ave. at a high rate of speed when the driver failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and began to slide out of control. The vehicle started to roll over as it struck a metal utility pole.

 

The front passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene by the paramedics. The driver, a 19 year old male was transported to Riverside Community Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

 

Members of the Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) responded to the scene and the collision is under investigation.

 

Anyone with further information or who witnessed the collision is asked to call Detective Ken Madsen at (951) 826-8723.

 

Sergeant Phil Neglia

P11-168472

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