Crime & Safety

Cal Fire Battalion Chief Hit While Helping Motorist Near Murrieta

Casey Hartman was assisting a stranded motorist when he was struck on Borel Road. He is in stable condition.

By City News Service

A Cal Fire unit battalion chief was injured Thursday when he was struck by a vehicle while helping a stranded motorist near Murrieta.

Casey Hartman was struck about 4:30 p.m. on Borel Road, said Jody
Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department.

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Hartman was taken to a hospital, which he was in stable condition being
treated for his injuries, Hagemann said.

photo courtesy Cal Fire

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