At Least One Person Injured in Hwy 371 Crash
The Southwest Riverside News Network reported that at least one person was hurt in a rollover crash on state Route 371 (Cahuilla Road) near Anza this morning. The accident was reported at 8:37 a.m. near Cary Road, the Temecula Valley News said. Information about what caused the crash or the extent of the victims' injuries was not immediately available. At least one person was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.
Highway 71 Accidents and Fatalities
Less than a year ago, on Friday, August 14, 2009, two people suffered critical injuries in a head-on collision on Highway 371 at Cary Road, likely very near this same accident location. On May 23, 2006, one person died in an early morning rollover crash on Hwy 371 near Burnt Valley Road (about five miles away from the location of the May 20th rollover crash). A total of nine people died in accidents on Highway 371 in 2006, and three people died on Hwy 371 in 2007, according to the CHP. Residents of the Anza Valley have long lobbied Caltrans for more safety projects for their rural area, which is located south of Hemet and east of Temecula.
About Hwy 371
California State Route 371 is a heavily travelled 20-mile connector route beginning at State Route 79 in Aguanga, and ending at State Route 74 near Anza. The route from southwestern Riverside County to the Coachella Valley runs through the town of Anza, but otherwise travels through mostly rural areas.
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