US EditionMotorist, 79, dies in Norco carjacking when suspect drives off, dragging the victim from his vehicle
- A 79-year-old man was fatally carjacked on Monday around 12:20 p.m. At an ARCO gas station on Hidden Valley Parkway in Norco.
- The victim was cleaning his vehicle with part of his body inside the rear seat when a suspect forcibly entered and seized the SUV.
- Witnesses reported the suspect seized the driver’s seat and sped eastbound along Hidden Valley Parkway, with the victim caught partially inside the vehicle, before the victim was pulled alongside the car for roughly a quarter-mile and then thrown out.
- Officers found James Norman from Corona with traumatic injuries consistent with ejection and pronounced him dead after hospital transport; suspect Ryan Hewitt was arrested near Magnolia and Tyler Street.
- Authorities concluded the fatal carjacking involved a single suspect and recovered the victim's abandoned SUV in Riverside while continuing joint investigations.
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Motorist, 79, Killed During Norco Carjacking, Suspect Captured
A 79-year-old motorist carjacked near downtown Norco Monday was fatally injured when the perpetrator dragged the victim while making his getaway, authorities said. The deadly carjacking was reported at about 12:20 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of Hidden Valley Parkway, less than a mile east of Interstate 15, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The agency said witnesses observed a man forcibly taking the victim’s silver SUV, ju…
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The Press-EnterpriseMotorist dies in Norco carjacking when suspect drives off, dragging the victim from his vehicle
A motorist died after someone got into his car at a Norco gas station on Monday, May 12, and started driving while the victim was partially in the backseat, dragging him until he was ejected from the vehicle. Deputies responded just after 12:20 p.m. to the ARCO gas station at 675 Hidden Valley Parkway, east of the 15 Freeway, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. They found the stolen vehicle and detained a suspect. Deputies al…
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Motorist, 79, dies in Norco carjacking when suspect drives off, dragging the victim from his vehicle
A 79-year-old motorist carjacked near downtown Norco on Monday was fatally injured when the perpetrator dragged the victim while making his getaway, authorities said. The deadly carjacking was reported at about 12:20 p.m. Monday at the ARCO gas station at 675 Hidden Valley Parkway, less than a mile east of the 15 Freeway, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The agency said witnesses observed a man forcibly taking the victim’s…
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