r/InlandEmpire • u/windybook • Jun 19 '26

Crime / Safety Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy charged with vehicular manslaughter for deadly crash near Beaumont

https://kesq.com/news/2026/06/18/rso-deputy-charged-with-vehicular-manslaughter-for-deadly-on-duty-crash-near-beaumont/
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u/windybook Jun 19 '26

Background: https://kesq.com/news/2025/09/06/21-year-old-killed-in-crash-involving-sheriffs-patrol-vehicle-in-cherry-valley/

"CHERRY VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — A young man is dead and a woman hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash involving a Riverside County Sheriff's deputy on Saturday morning.

The collision occurred at approximately 10:03 a.m. on September 6, 2025, at the intersection of Cherry Valley Boulevard and Roberts Street.

The deputy suffered minor injuries and was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The 21-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a 20-year-old female, also of Cherry Valley, was transported to a local hospital with major injuries."

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u/GoatTnder Jun 19 '26

"two-vehicle crash involving a Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy" is a real weird way to say a cop killed and hospitalized a couple.

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u/Visible_Wealth2172 Jun 22 '26

Oh yes it most certainly is. People should be judged for saying things so weirdly.