Hemet, Ca. – On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at approximately 10:50 am, Hemet Police Communications Center began receiving multiple 9-1-1 calls regarding a traffic collision that occurred in the 1100 block of N. Sanderson Avenue. Hemet Police Officers arrived on scene within minutes and located an unresponsive driver in a Red 2005 Toyota that had collided with a pole. The driver was declared deceased at the scene of the collision.
The Hemet Police Department’s Traffic Bureau responded to the scene and assumed the investigation, which is still on-going. Sanderson Avenue was closed at Eaton Avenue to Esplanade Avenue from approximately 10:55 am to 3:00 pm. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending family notification.
If you witnessed this collision or have any helpful information for Traffic Investigators, you are urged to contact Corporal C. Nicot with the Hemet Police Department at (951)765-2400 or cnicot@hemetca.gov and reference file number 2025-04904.