MURRIETA – The Murrieta Police Department Dispatch Center received a 911 call on Nov. 27, at around 6:29 p.m., regarding a vehicle that collided with a person on Murrieta Hot Springs Road at Calle Del Lago.
Murrieta Fire & Rescue and Murrieta Police officers arrived and located an adult female in the roadway with significant injuries. Life-saving measures were taken, but unfortunately, the female succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Murrieta Police Traffic Bureau Investigators arrived and assumed the investigation. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was cooperative. He provided investigators with a statement and did not display any signs or symptoms of impairment. Preliminary investigations suggest that the female was walking in the roadway or attempting to cross it when she was struck by the vehicle. Based on statements Traffic Investigators received, it is believed that several other vehicles were in the area during and immediately after the accident. Traffic Investigators would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the incident.
Anyone with information related to this traffic collision and who has not been contacted by a Murrieta Police officer or investigators is encouraged to contact Murrieta Police Traffic Investigator Larsen at 951-461-6303 or plarsen@murrietaca.gov or Traffic Bureau Sergeant Steve Whiddon at 951-461-6323 or swhiddon@murrietaca.gov.
Submitted by Murrieta Police Department.
