Global Courant 2023-04-25 05:53:33
A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was killed Monday in an off-duty accident while riding a motorcycle in Riverside, authorities said.
Deputy Andrew Davidson23, was riding a Yamaha motorcycle around 8:30 a.m. when the crash occurred on Van Buren Boulevard near Garfield Street, the Riverside Police Department posted on Facebook. A Toyota Camry driven by a 66-year-old man collided with Davidson’s motorcycle, according to police.
Davidson was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The man in the sedan was taken to hospital with minor injuries, according to police.
Davidson joined the sheriff’s department in March 2022 and was assigned to Perris’s precinct, police said.
“We extend our deepest condolences to Deputy Davidson’s family and friends,” the sheriff’s department posted on Twitter.
Davidson is at least the third Riverside County deputy to die since December.
Isaiah Cordero, 32, was shot dead on December 29 during a traffic stop in Jurupa Valley. Two weeks later, Darnell Calhoun, 30, was fatally shot while responding to a call about domestic violence and a child custody issue in Lakeland Village.
