Crime & Safety

Car Barrels Off Freeway, Traffic Grinds to Halt

The crash was reported around 5:20 p.m. on the southbound interstate 15 just north of Winchester Road.

A car that reportedly spun off the side of Interstate 15 had traffic grinding to a halt today.

The crash was reported at 5:20 p.m. on the southbound side of the freeway just north of Winchester, according to a Riverside County Fire Department dispatcher.

A silver Toyota Matrix and a gray Toyota Avalon were sitting in lanes at 5:27 p.m., and a Honda Civic was sitting in the bushes on the side of freeway.

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The first and second lanes were blocked, and traffic ground to a halt.

Information on the condition of the drivers was unavailable minutes after the crash.

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