California's first "smart freeway" begins operation this Monday on the 15 Freeway corridor running through Temecula, aiming to ease the traffic congestion heading into Murrieta. Read More

One of Southern California's infamous traffic choke points has gotten a high-tech facelift, but it might come with a little extra pain for starters. On Monday, the Riverside County Transportation ... Read More

A $33 million '?Smart Freeway'? project on northbound Interstate 15 that stretches from the San Diego / Riverside County line in Temecula to the interchange with Interstate 215 in Murrieta is expected to ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol closed the southbound 215 Freeway from Scott Road to Clinton Keith Road to conduct an investigation. As of 7:40 a.m. all southbound lanes were re-opened, however, the ... Read More

Traffic was backed up to Menifee Wednesday morning. Read More

The article I-15 Road Hazards Disrupt Morning Traffic Across The Inland Empire appeared first on Murrieta Patch. INLAND EMPIRE, CA - Drivers on I-15 through the Inland Empire encountered drive-time ... Read More

Rafael Ortega was fatally injured shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday on northbound I-15, just south of Clinton Keith Road, according to the California Highway Patrol ... investigation was urged to contact ... Read More

The suspect was arrested hours after he crashed into a woman who was inspecting her vehicle on the side of I-215 in Murrieta early Sunday morning. Read More

A 44-year-old woman inspecting damage on her vehicle after accidentally running into a traffic control device on Interstate 215 in Murrieta was struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver who fled ... Read More

A motorist involved in a road rage confrontation that began on Interstate 15 ended with the suspect fatally shooting the other driver at a Menifee intersection, authorities said Tuesday. Ryan Travis ... Read More

According to the Menifee Police Department, shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, the suspect was on northbound I-15 in Murrieta when he apparently became incensed at a 36-year-old man in another vehicle ... Read More

A drugged driver who caused a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 in Temecula that killed a Murrieta woman pleaded guilty Thursday, May 27, to second-degree murder. Javier Caldera, 27, of Auburn, ... Read More

An off-duty San Diego police officer was found dead on the sidewalk outside of a Riverside County jail after he was arrested on suspicion of DUI and released 90 minutes later. Read More

An officer with the Murrieta Police Department has an especially keen eye when it comes to catching impaired drivers. The department put out a post on social media reminding residents that ... Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-15 : (310) N / O Murrieta Hot Springs Rd in Aguanga, CA. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

Check out the current traffic and highway conditions at I-15 : (309) S / O Murrieta Hot Springs Rd in Murrieta, CA. Avoid traffic & plan ahead! Read More

CHP officers say a transit van collided with the back of a stalled car on southbound lanes of I-215 early Thursday morning. Read More

A motorist was killed Thursday when a van plowed into a stalled car on Interstate 215 in Murrieta, triggering a fire that consumed the sedan. The fatality occurred at 3:25 a.m. on southbound I-215 ... Read More

A motorist was killed Thursday when a van plowed into a stalled car on Interstate 215 in Murrieta, triggering a fire that consumed the sedan. The fatality occurred at 3:25 a.m. on southbound I-215 ... Read More

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA - A 30-year-old woman who was struck and killed on Interstate 215 last ... The article Menifee Driver Arrested In Fatal 215 Freeway Crash appeared first on Murrieta Patch. Read More

Murrieta, CA (April 28, 2025) - A motorcyclist sustained major injuries following a collision on the 215 Freeway Friday afternoon in Murrieta. The crash took place around 3:00 p.m. in the northbound ... Read More

Murrieta, located near Temecula's wine country, sees regular accidents on I-15. Traffic disruptions here can impact both residents and the many visitors who travel through the region. One of the ... Read More

The chase continued into Riverside County on the 215 Freeway and then to Interstate 15, and San Bernardino police followed the car in Murrieta. Eventually, police handed over the chase to the ... Read More

From 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., at least one lane will be closed northbound on I-15 between Rancho California Road and Murrieta Hot Springs Road, according to the traffic alert reported by the city. Read More

Agencies in Riverside County participated in a massive statewide operation that led to 547 arrests and 177 victims rescued. What to know. Read More

A sedan and motorcycle collided, leading to lane closures on the southbound 215 Freeway through Murrieta in this injury crash. Read More

NOTE: Looped video Video Location: On Interstate 215 near the Murrieta Hot Springs Resort, Riverside County, California, US Video Recording Date / Time: January 23, 2025 at 18:15h David Hogg Becomes ... Read More

A tragic motorcycle accident claimed the life of a 25-year-old man, Brian Bridgeforth, in Murrieta on Sunday morning. | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

Murrieta, CA. - Brian Bridgeforth, 25, has been identified by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department Coroner's Bureau as the man who died in a motorcycle accident in Murrieta on Sunday morning. The ... Read More

Drivers were told to avoid the area of Los Alamos Road, between Monroe and Madison Avenues, for much of Sunday due to the crash. Read More

A man in Southern California was arrested on New Year's Day for driving under the influence after he apparently mixed up the terms "DD" and "DUI." ... Read More

A man in Murrieta was arrested on New Year's Day for driving under the influence after he apparently mixed up the terms "DD" and "DUI." ... Read More

MURRIETA, Calif. -- A man in Southern California was arrested on New Year's Day for driving under the influence after he apparently mixed up the terms "DD" and "DUI." Body camera video posted on ... Read More

You know what they say - drunk words are sober thoughts. That much rang true for one driver just after midnight on New Year's, when a man was pulled over in Southern California and ... Read More

WILDOMAR, CA - A new strip mall is proposed near the Murrieta-Wildomar boundary on Clinton Keith Road that could add to retail buildings clustered near Interstate 15. The 17,004-square-foot ... Read More

Sabrina Angelica Saucedo, 27, of Spring Valley was arrested Sunday following a Winchester crash that killed Tracye White, 53, of Murrieta. Read More

MURRIETA, CA - A woman killed in a crash last week on Interstate 215 in Murrieta was not wearing a seatbelt, the California Highway Patrol announced Monday. Jasmine Gomez, 42, of Hemet died just ... Read More

Murrieta, CA. - The Riverside County Coroner's Office has identified 42-year-old Jasmine Gomez as Hemet resident killed in a ca crash on Interstate 215 in Murrieta late morning Thursday. According to ... Read More

A 42-year-old woman was fatally injured in a rollover collision involving other vehicles on Interstate 215 in Murrietai, authorities said Friday. Jasmine Gomez of Hemet died just before noon Thursday ... Read More

Prosecutors Wednesday declined to file charges against a man suspected of driving drunk and fatally hitting a 33-year-old woman stranded on Interstate 15 in Temecula, with the case going back to the ... Read More

A quick stop off Highway 79 transports visitors to a distinctly California ... minerals. Murrieta Hot Springs is halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego - a pitstop off Highway 15 and into ... Read More

A motorist was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 15 in Murrieta, during which the victim's pickup truck rolled, and he was ejected onto the opposite side of the freeway. The crash ... Read More

M URRIETA, CA - A Murrieta police officer who recently attended a class aimed at snaring drug haulers on Southern California highways made a sizable bust during the training. Read More

Two people were killed Monday morning when they were ejected from a vehicle during a crash in the Wildomar area of Riverside County between Lake Elsinore and Murrieta. The crash was reported to the ... Read More

just west of Interstate 215, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said at least one engine crew from the county was sent, as well as multiple crews from Murrieta Fire ... Read More

The pedestrian was crossing traffic lanes at around 9:15 p.m. on Interstate 215 north of Baxter Road when the accident ... However, it is important to note that California is a comparative fault state ... Read More

A 37-year-old man was struck and killed on Interstate 215 in Murrieta, where he walked into traffic, authorities said Tuesday. Teddy Ramirez of Perris was fatally injured just after 9 p.m. Monday on ... Read More