File # MV233380235

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On Monday, December 4, 2023, at 5:57 PM, deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a major injury hit-and-run traffic collision at the intersection of Old 215 Frontage Road and Bay Avenue in the city of Moreno Valley. Paramedics from Cal Fire also arrived on the scene and attempted live-saving measures, but ultimately pronounced an involved party deceased.

The Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team responded to the location of the collision and assumed the investigation.  The preliminary investigation revealed a male pedestrian was walking southbound on Old 215 Frontage Road when a vehicle traveling northbound struck him, causing fatal injuries. After the collision, the vehicle fled the scene without stopping.

The Old 215 Frontage Road from Alessandro Boulevard to Bay Avenue was closed during this investigation. At this time, a suspect has not been identified. Anyone with information about this collision is encouraged to contact Deputy Glass of the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s station at 951-486-6700 or dispatch at 951-776-1099.

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File# T232210149

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On Wednesday, August 09, 2023, about 10:16 p.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Palm Desert Station, responded to the report of a vehicle versus pedestrian hit-and-run traffic collision at Country Club Drive and Barrington Drive, in the city of Palm Desert. Deputies arrived on scene and located the victim in the roadway of the eastbound lanes of Country Club Drive. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Palm Desert Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team responded to the location and assumed the investigation.  There is no suspect in custody and it is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in the collision. The investigation is ongoing.

The victim’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notification.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Deputy Broughton at the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station at 760-836-1600.

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File # I223380056

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On Sunday, December 4, 2022, at 8:21 PM, deputies from the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a major injury hit-and-run traffic collision at the intersection of State Street and Dillon Avenue in the city of San Jacinto.  Deputies arrived and located an adult male victim deceased in the roadway. A witness came forward and provided the license plate of the suspect vehicle, belonging to a white Hyundai. Deputies located the vehicle at an address in the 1900 block of Acacia Avenue in Hemet.

The San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team responded to the location of the collision and assumed the investigation. The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was standing within the center median on State Street with his bicycle, when the driver of the Hyundai entered the center median traveling southbound at a high rate of speed. The Hyundai struck the victim, causing fatal injuries. After the collision, the driver of the Hyundai continued southbound on State Street, without stopping. The vehicle was located and the driver, Savaughn Jojuan Colon Barnes, a 21-year-old resident of Hemet, was contacted at a residence in the 1900 block of Acacia Avenue in Hemet and arrested. Colon Barnes was arrested for vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run causing death. He was booked at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility and is being held on $100,000 bail.

State Street from Cottonwood Avenue to Scovell Avenue was closed during this investigation. The identity of the victim is not yet known. At this time, it is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in the collision. Anyone with information about this collision is encouraged to contact Deputy Cox of the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station at 951-654-2702 or dispatch at 951-776-1099.

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