[12-23-2021] Riverside County, CA – One Person Killed After a Deadly Two-Vehicle Crash in Calimesa

A 24-year-old man identified as Jace Riggs was killed following a deadly car crash in Calimesa on Thursday night, December 23, 2021.

The accident occurred on Interstate 10, just west of Singleton Road in Calimesa, at approximately 9:15 p.m.

A pickup truck that was initially involved in a crash with other vehicles swerved off the side of eastbound I-10.

One person was killed in the crash. They were pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

Information about the crash is limited at the moment. The California Highway Patrol is further investigating the case.

Fatal Two-Vehicle Collision Statistics

After a two-decade trend of decreasing mortality rates and death rates as a percentage of the US population, the trend changed in 2015 and continued to rise in 2016.

Nearly 37,461 persons were killed in 34,436 motor vehicle accidents in 2016, an average of 102 per day, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The state’s extensive and crowded roadways are regular sites of fatal car accidents. Every year, the state’s highways lose many lives due to speeding motorists and collisions with large trucks.

According to the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), in 2018, 3,563 people were killed in car accidents in California, according to the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). Thousands of Californians are mourning the deaths of loved ones due to the state’s catastrophic traffic accidents.

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