Motorist & Horse Killed In Crash
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 9-22-24, 1:57 a.m.
LOCATION: I15 N So / Limonite Ave Exit 103
AREA/CITY: Norco
DETAILS:
- California Highway Patrol, Riverside Office and Cal Fire, Riverside County responded to a horse trailer on the freeway that had lost a horse and the horse was running in lanes.
- Multiple reports were coming in of the horse in lanes and a man in lanes trying to catch the horse, soon after a car hit the horse killing it.
- The driver of the car that hit the horse was transported to a local area hospital with unknown injuries.
- The passenger of the car that hit the horse was pronounced deceased at the scene by firefighter paramedics.
- At this time, CHP officers are looking for the driver of the horse trailer, at this time he has left the scene.
- The driver of the horse trailers wife is still in the truck and another family member, a son has arrived on scene, but the father, the driver is still missing.
- According to CHP, It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved but at this time the crash is suspicious because the driver fled.
- According to CHP, It is unknown how the horse got out of the horse trailer, or if the trailer just split in half while the truck was driving.
- The horse trailer is in 2 separate pieces on the freeway, part of it still hooked to the truck.
- The entire freeway is completely shut down as of 3:51 am
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