In Nuevo, an off-duty Riverside police sergeant was killed in a motorcycle accident. The collision happened near Pico Avenue and Santa Rosa road at about 7:15 p.m.
Officer Keith Ballantyne, a CHP spokesperson, reported that Sgt. Matt Lewis, 45, was driving on N Pico Avenue when a GMC truck towing a flatbed trailer failed to yield and turned left from southbound Pico to eastbound Santa Rosa.
Lewis rear-ended the side of the truck, resulting in fatal injuries. Other officers on motorcycles transported him to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.
An investigation into the crash is under review.
August 3, 2022
Source: Daily Bulletin
