Motorcyclist Injured During Crash In Dangerous Wildomar Intersection

Text and photos by Daniel Lane

A crash in Wildomar involving a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle and a 1995 Mazda car has left one injured.

The accident occurred just after 8:30 p.m. Sunday night at the nof Clinton Keith Road and Hidden Springs Road.

The motorcyclist was transferred to Inland Valley Medical Center with minor injuries. The female driver of the Mazda was uninjured. No other injuries were reported.

The accident was cleared and normal traffic resumed around 9 p.m.

From 2001 to 2010, a total of 85 traffic collisions occurred at the Clinton Keith/Hidden Springs intersection – the highest number of collisions at a Wildomar city intersection, according to documentation provided by Wildomar Public Works Director Tim D’Zmura last month.

Of the 85 accidents, more than 30 broadside-collisions involving left-turning vehicles occurred. In total, 59 injuries and one fatality resulted, according to D'Zmura's documentation.

The city recently secured a Caltrans grant to install an LED left-turn signal at the busy intersection. Project construction is scheduled to begin next Spring. --Toni McAllister contributed to this report.