Passenger Trapped After Hit and Run in Riverside
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 2-23-24, 11:12 p.m.
LOCATION: Arlington Ave/La Sierra Ave
AREA/CITY: Riverside
DETAILS:
- Riverside Fire Department and Riverside Police Department responded to a reported traffic collision involving two vehicles and a trapped occupant.
- When they arrived on the scene, they found one vehicle in the intersection with significant damage and one occupant trapped.
- The driver was able to self-extricate, but the passenger needed to be extricated using the jaws of life.
- Firefighters extricated the patient in about 20 minutes. (On Video)
- The driver and passenger of the vehicle were transported to a local area hospital, suffering from serious but unknown injuries.
- The 2nd vehicle involved fled the scene.
- At the scene, debris from the collision included the front end of a second vehicle, including the license plate.
- According to witnesses at the scene, the license plate is from the fled vehicle, but police are investigating that.
- The intersection will remain closed while police investigate.
- No other details are available.
HANDLING AGENCIES: Riverside Police Department
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