Crime & Safety

Beaumont Man Killed In Interstate 215 Crash

The fatal incident was reported on I-215 south, approximately 150 feet north of the Van Buren Boulevard exit in Riverside.

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BEAUMONT, CA β€” A man killed in a crash Tuesday morning on southbound Interstate 215 in Riverside has been identified as a Beaumont resident.

Samuel Bernal, 28, died at the crash scene approximately 150 feet north of the Van Buren Boulevard exit. He was pronounced dead at 5:12 a.m. The exact crash time was unknown, according to the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau.

A SigAlert was issued and traffic was slow in the area for several hours.

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Additional incident details were not available. The crash remains under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.

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