For Immediate Release

October 20, 2023
Case #23-078885

FATAL HIT-AND-RUN TRAFFIC COLLISION

CORONA, CA – On October 19, 2023, at 10:10 P.M., the Corona Police Department responded to a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic collision in the 200 block of E. Parkridge Avenue.  Officers arrived and found a male with significant injuries lying on the roadway and surrounded by vehicle debris.  Paramedics arrived shortly after and determined the male had succumbed to his injuries.  Officers found a vehicle in the 300 block of N. McKinley Street with damage consistent with the collision a short time later.  The driver of the vehicle was identified as 53-year-old Samuel Reyes from Riverside.  He was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and later released. The investigation into his possible involvement in the collision is ongoing.  

A deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Office responded to the scene and confirmed the victim's identity as 40-year-old Rodrigo Hernandez from Corona.

The Corona Police Department’s Collision Response Team is investigating the cause of the collision.  Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact Officer Jacob Westall at (951) 817-5784, Jacob.Westall@CoronaCA.gov, or call our anonymous TIP line at 951-817-5837.      

About the City of Corona: Corona is a vibrant, culturally diverse community in the heart of Southern California at the junction of the 91 and 15 freeways with a population of more than 160,000 residents.  For more information regarding the City of Corona, visit www.CoronaCA.gov.

Media Contact
Corporal Tobias Kouroubacalis
Public Information Officer
Tobias.Kouroubacalis@CoronaCA.gov
951-817-5783