A UCR student suffered major injuries after being struck by a semi-truck in an apparent hit-and-run Tuesday evening near the northbound 215 Freeway in Riverside.
Riverside police and firefighters responded around 7:56 p.m. on September 29, 2026, to University Avenue near the northbound 215 Freeway on-ramp following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a semi-truck.
According to the reporting party, the semi-truck struck the student in the crosswalk at the freeway on-ramp before continuing onto the northbound 215 Freeway…