At 5 p.m. Saturday, May 19, a non-injury, hit-and-run collision involving two vehicles occurred on North Circle Drive, south of Pine Crest Avenue. A parked car, a 2015 gray Honda Odyssey, parked in a marked parking stall facing south on North Circle, was struck by a car traveling south on North Circle. There were no…

The massive snowfall from the late February and early March storms spared the Hill from the damage 7, 8 or 10 feet of snow can cause. But last week’s rainstorms, another atmospheric river, poured on the Hill. By Saturday evening, March 11, the National Weather Service (NWS) recorded 2.34 inches of rain at the Pine…

According to California Hwy. Patrol Officer Mike Murawski, at about 1 p.m. Sunday, Charles Marquis, 69, and Bertha Marquis, 68 (on backboard), of Hemet were riding their 1998 Honda Valkyrie northbound on Hwy. 243 near South Circle when the back tire began to fishtail causing the them to lose control and T-bone a 2005 Dodge Ram driven by Jackie Louise Nichols, 58 of Spring Valley, as she was pulling to the side of the road. Idyllwild Fire transported Bertha Marquis to Hemet Valley Medical Center with facial swelling. No other injuries were reported. Oil from a leaking vehicle may have contributed to the crash. Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company 621 and Cal Trans mopped up the excess oil and the Riverside County Sheriff conducted traffic control during the incident.

Hill roads were free of serious traffic incidents last week. One minor incident occurred on Monday, April 17. At 2:40 p.m. on Highway 243, 1 mile south of Old Idyllwild Road, two vehicles sideswiped each other. The investigating California Highway Patrol officer could assign no cause. There were no witnesses and neither driver could account…