A woman was stabbed to death by a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy driving a patrol car, according to authorities.
The crash happened around 3:54 a.m. Thursday in the area of Cactus Avenue and Heacock Street in the Moreno Valley.
Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez said the woman was walking down the street when she was stabbed. The co-pilot was not driving “in emergency response mode” when the crash happened, according to authorities.
Brito-Gonzalez said that after the accident, the co-pilot got out of the car and provided medical assistance until paramedics arrived.
The woman is presumed dead at the scene. No other injuries have been reported.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. No additional details available immediately.
