Crime & Safety
Body Found In Burned Vehicle Off 215 Freeway: Sheriff's Dept.
Sheriff's officials say the body was found near March Air Reserve Base.
MORENO VALLEY, CA - Riverside County sheriff's officials are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in a burned-out vehicle late Sunday night, the agency reports.
According to authorities, firefighters alerted the sheriff's department around 11:30 p.m. "...regarding a body located inside a burned vehicle off of Van Buren & I-215," officials said on Twitter. That's near March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley.
The discovery was made when Riverside County firefighters put out the flames inside the car, according to the sheriff's department.
Investigators responded to the scene and began a probe officials said. The California Highway Patrol described the burned vehicle as a sedan. No further information was immediately released.
#vehiclefire Investigators responding 2 scene @ this time it is an active death investigation and no further info will be available
— Media Info Bureau (@RSOmedia) May 22, 2017
#vehiclefire @ approx 11:30pm, @CAL_FIRE contacted @RSO regarding a body located inside a burned vehicle off of Van Buren & I-215
— Media Info Bureau (@RSOmedia) May 22, 2017
– City News Service contributed to this report / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone
