RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
On April 03, 2014, at 7:23 a.m., officers from the Jurupa Valley Police Department responded to a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision at Riverview Dr. south of Mission Blvd. in the city of Jurupa Valley.
Police officers and emergency medical personnel arrived on scene and pronounced one pedestrian deceased and transported two other pedestrians via ambulance to a local community hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The Jurupa Valley Station Traffic Reconstruction Team responded and assumed the investigation.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a collision occurred between a pickup and a utility truck in the #2 northbound lane of Riverview Dr. south of Mission Blvd. Immediately after the collision, three good samaritans ran towards the pickup to render aid to the driver still sitting in the vehicle. As the three stood next to the pickup, another vehicle traveling northbound on Riverview Dr. hit the three pedestrians and clipped the left rear of the pickup. There are no indications that alcohol played a factor in this collision. The intersection remained closed for approximately 8 hours, while the investigation was conducted. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone that may have witnessed the collision or has further information is asked to call the Jurupa Valley Police Department Traffic Division at (951) 955-2600.
