motor vehicle deaths

An 88-year-old woman was killed Saturday while standing outside a vehicle that was rear-ended on an Interstate 15 on-ramp in Murrieta.

Two occupants in a Nissan were killed when their car was rear-ended by a speeding motorist Sunday morning on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in San Dimas, officials said.

Motor vehicle fatalities surged by 23.5 percent in May, as drivers took advantage of open roads to push to autobahn speeds, a situation made easier by the fact that authorities in many communities were pulling back on enforcement, in part, to avoid risking the possibility of their officers becoming exposed to the coronavirus.