

Truck goes off Hwy. 243
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Two traffic collisions, both serious, occurred on the same day on the same highway and only minutes apart. At 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, Robert Stanislowski, 33, of Hemet, was driving his 1996 Toyota Corolla north on Highway 243 one and a quarter mile north of the intersection with Highway 74. At the same time,…
An injured climber is hoisted from the ledge into Riverside County Sheriff Star Helicopter 91 …
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