[01-30-2023] Riverside County, CA – One Killed, Another Critical After San Jacinto Two-Car Collision

One person was killed and another was critically injured following a two-vehicle collision in San Jacinto on Monday morning, January 30, 2023.

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the fatal crash occurred at around 1:00 a.m. along Ramona Expressway, west of San Jacinto Avenue.

The two vehicles collided for reasons that are still being investigated. Both drivers were trapped inside their cars, and there were reportedly no other occupants in both vehicle.

Responders from the Riverside County Fire Department extricated both victims and transported them to a regional trauma center. One of the drivers was later declared dead, while the other was still in critical condition as of Monday afternoon. No identifications were released.

While the further investigation continues, anyone with information that can aid the authorities is urged to contact the sheriff’s San Jacinto station.

Fatal Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

The United States has one of the highest rates of traffic fatalities and injuries in the world, with one person killed and ten injured per minute. There are two million deaths and ten times that many injuries among those under the age of twenty-four every year. By the year 2050, it is expected that over 10,000 people will have died in car accidents in California alone.

Since 2013, the annual average increase in traffic-related fatalities has been 23.5 percent. In the United States, 3,898 persons lost their lives and 279,000 were injured in automobile-related mishaps in 2017. Nine people per one hundred thousand who rode public transit that year were killed.

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