Crime & Safety

Car Hits Horse, Body Blocks Lanes

The bloodied corpse of a horse blocked northbound lanes on Washington Street in Winchester.

A horse was hit by a car today, and its bloodied body blocked lanes on Washington Street.

A silver Honda Civic hit the animal at 8:53 p.m., and its corpse blocked northbound lanes just north of Benton Road, according to a

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department contacted several agencies in an attempt to get the body removed, but with no success as of 11:46 p.m., according to dispatch.

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