UPDATED INFO: Three Killed in Fiery Tesla Crash in Murrieta

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 7-8-23, 11:15 pm
LOCATION: 39475 Whitewood Rd (Alta Murrieta Elementary School)
CITY: Murrieta
DETAILS:

1. Murrieta Police Department Investigating a Single-Vehicle Fatal Traffic Collision on Whitewood Road and Alta Murrieta Road
   On Saturday, July 8, 2023, at 11:09 p.m., the Murrieta Police Department Dispatch Center received a report of a single-vehicle traffic collision that ended in the parking lot of Alta Murrieta Elementary School at 39475 Whitewood Road.
   Murrieta Police Officers arrived on scene at 11:11 p.m. and confirmed the collision and discovered the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. One male occupant was discovered outside the vehicle with severe injuries. The male was transported to a local hospital. Murrieta Police and Murrieta Fire & Rescue personnel discovered three occupants located inside the vehicle after the fire was extinguished. The occupants were pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the vehicle was determined to be one of the deceased.
   Murrieta Police Department’s Traffic Bureau responded to the scene and is conducting a full investigation. The Riverside County Coroner responded to the scene and will identify and make notifications to the next of kin. The collision is still under investigation and the cause has not been determined. It is not believed any other vehicles were involved.
   Anyone with information or surveillance footage related to this traffic collision and who has not been contacted by a Murrieta Police officer or investigator is encouraged to contact Murrieta Police Traffic Investigator Kurt Stickelman at (951) 461-6306 or kstickelman@murrietaca.gov or Traffic Bureau Sergeant Steve Whiddon at (951) 461-6323 or swhiddon@murrietaca.gov.

HANDLING AGENCIES: Murrieta Police Department

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