Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Killed In SW Riverside County Crash ID'd By Coroner

The fatal crash was reported in Menifee on state Route 74 shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday.

MENIFEE, CA — A motorcyclist killed in a Menifee crash Sunday afternoon has been identified as a 22-year-old Winchester man.

Raul Hernandez died at the scene in the 27000 block of state Route 74 at 3rd Street shortly after 3 p.m., the Riverside County Sheriff Coroner's Bureau reported.

According to the preliminary investigation by sheriff's deputies, Hernandez was riding westbound on SR-74 when an eastbound motorist made a left turn onto 3rd Street in front of him. Hernandez crashed head-on into the vehicle.

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Alcohol and/or drugs do not appear to be crash factors, according to the sheriff's department.

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