Crime & Safety
Menifee Man Killed In Temecula Crash
The fatal "vehicle-versus-pedestrian" incident was reported Sunday night on Jefferson Avenue.
TEMECULA, CA — A pedestrian killed in a traffic collision over the weekend in Temecula was identified Monday by the coroner as a Menifee resident.
Michael McClellan, 56, died at the crash scene just after 7 p.m. Sunday.
According to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau, the crash was reported at Jefferson Avenue, about 616 feet south of Via Montezuma. The area, west of Interstate 15, is home to many industrial buildings.
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Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department spokesperson Maggie Cline De La Rosa said crews on scene reported the crash as a "vehicle-versus-pedestrian" incident.
Riverside County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Sgt. Robert Martinez confirmed that McClellan was the pedestrian and that he died at the scene.
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There were no immediate reports of arrests.
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