One person was killed and another seriously injured after a Jeep crashed off the 215 Freeway and rolled down an embankment Friday afternoon in Perris.
At approximately 4:09 p.m. on August 1, 2026, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol responded to northbound Interstate 215 south of Placentia Avenue following reports of a rollover crash with at least one person trapped.
Emergency crews arrived to find a Jeep with major damage and two occupants trapped in the wreckage. One occupant was extricated and transported to a local hospital with major injuries. The second occupant was trapped in the heavily damaged vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene…