Motorist & Horse Killed In Crash

INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 9-22-24, 1:57 a.m.
LOCATION: I15 N So / Limonite Ave Exit 103
AREA/CITY: Norco
DETAILS:
California Highway Patrol, Riverside Office and Cal Fire, Riverside County responded to a horse trailer on the freeway that had lost a horse and the horse was running in lanes.
Multiple reports were coming in of the horse in lanes and a man in lanes trying to catch the horse, soon after a car hit the horse killing it.
The driver of the car that hit the horse was transported to a local area hospital with unknown injuries.
The passenger of the car that hit the horse was pronounced deceased at the scene by firefighter paramedics.
At this time, CHP officers are looking for the driver of the horse trailer, at this time he has left the scene.
The driver of the horse trailers wife is still in the truck and another family member, a son has arrived on scene, but the father, the driver is still missing.
According to CHP, It is unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved but at this time the crash is suspicious because the driver fled.
According to CHP, It is unknown how the horse got out of the horse trailer, or if the trailer just split in half while the truck was driving.
The horse trailer is in 2 separate pieces on the freeway, part of it still hooked to the truck.
The entire freeway is completely shut down as of 3:51 am
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