Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Murrieta on Interstate 15
RIVERSIDE COUNTY -- A 21-year-old Lake Elsinore man was seriously killed after being struck by multiple vehicles in Murrieta. According to The Press-Enterprise, the man, identified as Joshua Eugene Epling, was attempting to cross the northbound lanes of Interstate 15, just south of Railroad Canyon Road, at about 3:21 a.m. Friday. While he was crossing, he was severely struck by a Toyota Scion driven by a 31-year-old Perris woman in the No. 3 lane and was thrown into the No.2 and No. 1 lanes. The CHP is asking anyone who possibly struck Epling to call its Temecula office at (951)506-2000.
Pedestrian Accident Wrongful Death Liability
The accident on November 25th remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. However, based on the information provided by The Press-Enterprise and 10 News, it is unclear why the pedestrian was crossing the road. It is also not evident whether or not the drivers could have prevented or avoided the crash.
Therefore, in complex fatal accidents such as this one, the victim's family would be well-advised to speak to a Riverside wrongful death attorney to discuss their legal rights. A knowledgeable attorney who has handled pedestrian accidents, can help the family understand and protect their legal rights, determine who may be at fault for the loss of their loved one, and decide the best course of action in obtaining compensation for funeral and burial expenses, lost earnings, loss of love, care, affection and companionship.
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY -- A Victorville man was struck and killed early Saturday morning on Interstate 15, The Press-Enterprise reports. The man, James Emmett Weatherford IV, 44, was attempting to cross the I-15 near Roy Rogers Drive in Victorville at about 1:11 a.m. when he was struck by a red 2011 Ford Fusion. According to authorities, Weatherford died at the scene of the accident. The name of the driver involved in the crash was not immediately available.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY - A 50-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl were both tragically killed Sunday night in an SUV rollover crash in Mountain Pass on Interstate 15, the San Bernardino Sun reported. The July 17th accident was reported at 10:18 p.m. on northbound I-15, north of Yates Well Road, west of Nipton, CA and south of Primm, NV. Paramedics found a silver 1999 Isuzu Rodeo had overturned into a ditch. The Sun reported two people died at the scene and the driver and two other passengers were taken to University Hospital in Las Vegas. The fast lane of I-15 was closed for five hours while CHP officers conducted an investigation. 
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY - Two Nevada woman were tragically killed Wednesday in an SUV rollover accident on Interstate 15 near Baker. The Press-Enterprise reports that the two women were traveling on the interstate's southbound lanes at Halloran Springs Road when, apparently, one of the SUVs tires blew, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and rollover several times. The driver of the vehicle and a rear seat passenger died at the scene of the accident. The other passengers were hospitalized and at this time, it is not known what their condition is. 
MIRA LOMA - A 51-year-old old Pasadena woman died Monday morning in a solo-vehicle collision on Interstate 15 in Riverside County, just south of the Ontario city limits, the San Bernardino Sun reported. The victim, Alta Marie Chriss, had been driving southbound on I-15 near the 60 Freeway interchange, when for unknown reasons, her vehicle went off the roadway, struck a guardrail, and overturned. Chriss, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was not reported wearing a seat belt and died of her injuries at 8:14 a.m. The cause of the April 11th accident remains under investigation by the CHP-Riverside Office. 
A 61-year-old Las Vegas woman tragically died in a vehicle rollover crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 15, the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner reported. The woman, Christine Ann Newton, was a right rear passenger in a 2007 Ford F-150 travelling northbound on I-15. About one mile north of ZZyzx Road, at about 8:48 a.m. on November 3rd, the driver of the truck she was riding in lost control and struck the center divider. The driver apparently overcorrected, and then jerked the wheel back to the right. The vehicle overturned and Newton, who was wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected and died at the scene of the crash. It is unclear if anyone else in the vehicle was injured. 
A passenger died in a single vehicle accident early Sunday morning on southbound Interstate 15 northeast of Barstow, the San Bernardino Sun reported. The accident was reported around 5 a.m. when the driver of a Chevrolet Cobalt went off the road and into the open desert. One of the passengers in the vehicle died at the scene of the crash at around 5:15 a.m. near Harvard Road. The victim was later identified by the San Bernardino Sheriff Coroner as Catherine Roseski, 21, of Bloomington. The driver of the Cobalt, Stephanie Ann Aiello, 20, of San Bernardino, was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center with critical injuries. The third passenger, Andrew James Coulson, 22, of Fontana, suffered only minor injuries. 
