Woman Hurt In Temecula Crash May Have Been DUI, Police Say

A woman who was seriously injured in crash Friday morning in Temecula may have been under the influence, police are reporting this afternoon.

Temecula resident Candice Gregg was traveling southbound on Meadows Parkway when she lost control of her vehicle, just north of Via Campo Road, and struck the center median around 2 a.m. today, according to a report from Sgt. John Magnan of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest on the east side of Meadows Parkway, he explained.

When first-responders got to the scene, they found Gregg inside the vehicle suffering from “major injuries,” the sergeant reported.

Gregg was transported to a nearby medical facility where she is receiving treatment, he continued.

“Alcohol involvement is suspected as a factor in this collision and the investigation is continuing,” the sergeant confirmed.

The roadway was closed for approximately five hours while members of the Temecula Police Department's Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team conducted their investigation, he added.

Anyone with information that would assist the officers investigating this collision is encouraged to call the Temecula Police Department's Traffic Division at 951-696-3000.