Fatal early morning accident on Saturday in San Jacinto

Photo Credit: Eric Buskirk

Fatal early morning accident on Saturday

in San Jacinto

Written by Trevor Montgomery

The scene of the fatal three vehicle traffic collision
immediately after the accident. Photo Credits: Jun Castro

San Jacinto, Calif.; On October 17, 2015 at approximately 11:54 a.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's San Jacinto Police Station responded to the report of a major injury traffic collision involving three vehicles at the intersection of Main Street and Ramona Expressway, in the city of San Jacinto.

Upon arrival, responding deputies, assisting officers and multiple emergency first responders found a mangled mess of wrecked vehicles at the intersection. One victim, who remains unidentified, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two additional victims were transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries. Some reports from readers indicated one or more of the victims were flown by Life Flight to a local area hospital for treatment.

Multiple citizens witnessed the carnage and attempted to provide first aid and comfort to those who were injured in the accident, while others called 911 to report the accident and injuries.

The preliminary investigation indicated a blue Hyundai Elantra was traveling westbound on Ramona Expressway at a high rate of speed when it collided with a gold Chevy Malibu traveling south on Main Street. A secondary collision occurred when the Chevy Malibu collided with a GMC Sierra that had been stopped in the eastbound turn lane of Ramona Expressway.

The preliminary investigation indicated the driver of the Hyundai Elantra failed to yield to a red stop light at the intersection, which was believed to be the primary contributing factor in the fatal collision. The intersection of Main Street and Ramona Expressway was closed for several hours while the collision was investigated. The investigation is ongoing.

In a press release from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, Sergeant Joshua Adam wrote, "The San Jacinto Police Department requests anyone having additional information regarding this incident to call the San Jacinto Police Department at (951) 487-7352."

Callers can remain anonymous and can refer to incident file number: I152900037