Pedestrian struck and killed by driving, on-duty Riverside County deputy identified

The pedestrian who died after being struck by a driving on-duty Riverside County Sheriff's deputy in Moreno Valley was identified as 27-year-old Ra...

May 29, 2023
10:04 PM

The pedestrian who died after being struck by a driving on-duty Riverside County Sheriff's deputy in Moreno Valley was identified as 27-year-old Rafaela Salazar-Ruiz, according to the Riverside County coroner's office. The collision occurred on Thursday at 3:54 a.m. in the area of Cactus Avenue and Heacock Street, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a press release. The deputy, who was not identified, had not been responding to an emergency. Paramedics pronounced Salazar-Ruiz, a Moreno Valley resident, dead at the scene.

Ani Gasparyan