Hemet, CA. – On Saturday, August 31, 2024, at about 7:57 PM, Hemet Police Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call regarding a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle in the 5500 block of W. Devonshire Avenue. Officers arrived on scene within minutes and discovered a deceased male in the roadway. Officers could not locate a vehicle at the scene and determined that the involved vehicle had fled the area prior to law enforcement’s arrival.
The Hemet Police Department’s Traffic Bureau responded to the scene to handle the investigation. Preliminary information revealed that the driver of the vehicle was traveling westbound on Devonshire Avenue, when the male pedestrian entered the roadway for unknown reasons and the collision occurred. The identity of the deceased pedestrian is being withheld pending family notification. Devonshire Avenue was closed in both directions from Warren Rd. to Myers St. until around 3:00 AM.
This is an active investigation, if you witnessed the collision or have any helpful information for traffic investigators, you are urged to contact Officer Jared Florez at (951) 765-2400 and reference file number 2024-05221.