Drivers on Murrieta freeways and unincorporated roads may notice more CHP officers than usual during the Labor Day max enforcement period.
The defendants — two Menifee residents, the others from Hemet — are charged with murder in the death of 78-year-old Robert Bettencourt.
Fredy Morales, already in custody for alleged drug-related offenses, was formally re-booked for the alleged murder, held on $1 million bail.
Timmy Lee Johnson Jr., 24, must stand trial for gross vehicular manslaughter and other offenses, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Thursday's curriculum includes information on collisions, teen driver and passenger behaviors, graduated driver license (GDL) laws and more.
Alexander Magos, 28, was "responsible for selling the fentanyl that killed Shane Carlin" the Overdose Death & Narcotics Unit says.
The California Highway Patrol is operating Friday's checkpoint.
The 25-year-old man was not wearing a seatbelt, and the driver was DUI, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Jacob Alan Hobson, 29, was arrested last week following a Force Investigation Detail Task Force probe.
The solo-vehicle crash was reported at 12:28 p.m. Saturday on the southbound side of the freeway, just north of California Oaks Road.
There were no reports of injuries or damage.
The two-vehicle crash was reported Tuesday morning at the Temecula Parkway offramp at northbound Interstate 15 in Temecula.
The female patient with a traumatic injury was rescued from a remote Menifee hiking trail, Cal Fire reports.
The 34-year-old victim was hit by the semi as he walked on the highway in Winchester, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Deputies were called to the area early Monday morning and found a domestic violence victim, according to the sheriff's department.
A quarter-acre of vegetation was burned during the incident on Deprad Street.
About 11 a.m. Friday, Menifee police officers convinced the pedestrian to step away from the edge of the overpass.
Helicopter pilot Tony Sousa, 55, of Red Bluff, who also died, will have a separate procession at a later date.
Interim Chief Chris Karrer has served with the Menifee Police Department since its inception.
The July 8 crash killed theCessna Citation C-550 operator, Manuel Alberto Caleb Vargas Regalado, 32 of Temecula, his wife and four others.
The 38-year-old man from Homeland was struck and killed early Monday morning on the southbound I-215 Freeway.
During the sting, plain-clothes deputies watched individuals leave the courtroom and make the choice to get behind the wheel and drive.
The driver did not see the victim and plowed into him on a dark stretch of road.
The prosecutors would call their final witness Friday in the trial of two accused of slaying of Salvador Alvarez Cortez.
The fire was one of several reported Thursday afternoon.
The free event hosted by the department takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 1 at Town Square Park in Murrieta.
Deputies were sent to the 300 block of Third Street at 8:50 p.m. Sunday on a report of gunshots heard in the area, the RivCo Sheriff's say.
The reason a plane crashed at the French Valley Airport, killing a Temecula dad and injuring his three sons, is still under investigation.
The non-injury fires were reported Wednesday afternoon in the vicinity of the Oak Quarry Golf Club, near Sierra Avenue and Armstrong Road.
The holdup occurred in the 28400 block of Cathedral Street, near Canterbury Street.
Jesus Zavala pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced.
Some road closures and evacuation warnings remain in place in the Gavilan Hills area near Perris.
The three boys died in a fiery wreck July 8 at Alta Murrieta Elementary School.
The blaze was reported at approximately 4:30 p.m. and an air attack was initiated. Nearby communities include La Cresta, Tenaja and others.
The fiery wreck occurred Saturday night in the Alta Murrieta Elementary School parking lot on Whitewood Road.
A fatal vehicle crash at Alta Murrieta Elementary School added to a plane crash death toll in the Murrieta area.
Shortly before the twin-jet plane was scheduled to land, a marine layer enveloped the area with low visibility.
The six victims, who ranged in age from 25-51, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.
The plane crashed early Saturday morning near French Valley Airport in Murrieta before bursting into flames, authorities said.
The youths, publicly identified by family as Caleb, Connor and Elijah Newman, were seriously hurt in the crash that killed their father.