Crash on SR 78 Southbound at 16TH Ave in Riverside County, California

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Injury crashPedestrian involved1 vehicleHit and run
Reporting agency
CHP Blythe Area
Report number
9660-2025-00175

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
SR 78 Southbound at 16TH Ave
City, county
Riverside County
Collision type
Vehicle/Pedestrain
Motor vehicle involved with
Pedestrian
Pedestrian action
In Road - Includes Shoulder
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-Street Lights Not Functioning*
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2015 Ford Escape

Silver Sport Utility Vehicle

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 63Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, male, 52Restraint: Not Required. Airbag: Not Required
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350as recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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