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Hit-and-run driver sought after crash that left one person in critical condition in San Jacinto
Deputies say the driver, behind the wheel of a blue Kia, had already fled the scene by the time they arrived.
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Deputies say the driver, behind the wheel of a blue Kia, had already fled the scene by the time they arrived.
Police say that the incident happened a little after 9:45 a.m. near Santa Fe Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway.
Both Costa Mesa Fire Department and Orange County Fire Authority could be seen as they battled the brush fire burning near Talbert Regional Park.
The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Moreno Valley man Ernesto Lopez Jr., was arrested on suspicion of murder and felony evading in Hemet early Sunday morning.
The crash happened at around 1:40 p.m. in Winchester, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
Police say a suspected gunman was seen running through the park on Alvarado Street after the shooting.
After spending about 22 hours alone, Fresno County Sheriff's Office deputies safely found a four-year-old Torrance boy who had gone missing during a camping trip earlier this week.
It happened at around 4:15 p.m. near a laundromat in the 2200 block of Beverly Boulevard, according to Los Angeles Police Department investigators.
Firefighters are investigating reports from multiple witnesses who say that they saw a person start the fire.
The pair of Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk helicopters are capable of dropping 1,000 gallons of water on wildfires.
It took just over 30 minutes for firefighters to contain the flames and prevent them from reaching the tire shop's building.
Victims report that a dark-colored Jeep Wrangler approached them before demanding their belongings at gunpoint in both Manhattan Beach and Hawthorne early Saturday morning.
Investigators are working to determine if drugs or alcohol were contributing factors in the crash, which happened at around 10:20 p.m. near the intersection of Orange Grove and Marengo Avenue.
"It does not appear the incident is water-related," police said.
The crash happened at around 3 a.m. on westbound lanes of the 105 Freeway near the Nash Street off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol.