Eastvale Personal Injury Resources

Injury crashes in Eastvale

Source: CHP's statewide crash database (data.ca.gov), all reporting agencies. Eastvale averaged 174 injury or fatal crashes a year in 2022–2024, compared with 188 a year in 2016–2018 (-7%).

Year	Crashes with someone hurt or killed	People injured	People killed
2016	154	208	3
2017	185	258	4
2018	224	336	3
2019	Not shown: the State's 2019 file covers only January to April.
2020	162	227	3
2021	156	229	2
2022	173	256	2
2023	176	237	2
2024	174	235	2
2025 (may rise)	185	248	0
2026 (year to date)	107	132	0

What Eastvale's 2020–2024 crash reports show

841 injury or fatal crashes over five years, compared with the whole county.

Measure	Eastvale	Riverside County
Crashes with someone hurt or killed	841	51,948
Fatal crashes	11	1,545
A pedestrian was involved	50 (6%)	5%
A bicyclist was involved	64 (8%)	3%
Hit-and-run	70 (8%)	10%
DUI recorded as the main cause	53 (6%)	10%
After dark	241 (29%)	33%
On a freeway	195 (23%)	25%

Compared with the county as a whole, the category that stands out most in Eastvale's reports is a bicyclist was involved: 8% of the city's injury crashes, against 3% countywide.

Most common types of collision:

Rear-end: 36%
Broadside (T-bone): 31%
Hit an object: 9%

Most common primary causes recorded by officers:

Unsafe speed for conditions (Vehicle Code § 22350): 32%
Unsafe turn or lane change (Vehicle Code § 22107): 13%
Red light (Vehicle Code § 21453): 12%

Counts are raw numbers, not rates. The primary cause is the officer's entry on the report, not a finding of fault. Open Eastvale in the crash explorer.

Eastvale in the state's crash rankings (2023)

Rank 1 is the worst among cities of similar population [source]. Eastvale's worst category rank among cities of its size was bicycle: 32 of 103. All 28 cities compared.

Category	Count and rank
Size group (population)	Group C (population 70,274) [source]
Killed or injured, all crashes	172 (rank 72/103) [source]
Alcohol-involved	15 (rank 81/103) [source]
Motorcycle	3 (rank 95/103) [source]
Pedestrian	13 (rank 62/103) [source]
Bicycle	19 (rank 32/103) [source]
Speed-related crashes	24 (rank 75/103) [source]
Hit-and-run crashes	13 (rank 59/103) [source]
Composite	rank 79/103 [source]

Local facts: Eastvale

Population	U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate for Eastvale city, CA: 70,594 (July 1, 2025). Estimates base (April 1, 2020): 69,747. [source]
Highways	Interstate 15 runs through the Eastvale area: RCTC's 15 Express Lanes run in the I-15 median from Route 60 in Jurupa Valley/Eastvale south to Cajalco Road in Corona. [source] State Route 60 runs through Eastvale; Caltrans funded a $2.5 million guide-sign replacement on SR-60 in Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Riverside and Moreno Valley (December 2019 allocation). [source] Interstate 15 runs in and near Eastvale: a Caltrans release (October 15, 2021) lists $1.8 million to upgrade I-15 facilities to ADA standards at various locations in and near Lake Elsinore, Corona, Norco, Jurupa Valley and Eastvale. [source]
Recent road projects	Sumner Avenue and 68th Street traffic signal (HSIP Cycle 12 grant): a new signal to replace the three-way stop, with ADA-compliant pedestrian facilities; estimated construction cost $721,800, of which $642,402 is HSIP-funded. Staff reported 24 collisions there from 2016-2023, including a pedestrian fatality in February 2023, and recommended a $60,000 design contract with STC Traffic on August 13, 2025. [source] Traffic Signal Synchronization Project on Hamner and Archibald Avenues: 22 signalized intersections (Hamner Avenue from Bellegrave Avenue to Schleisman Road, 10 signals; Archibald Avenue from Remington Avenue to River Road, 12 signals), extending the Limonite Avenue synchronization; on August 13, 2025 staff recommended a $4,482,000 WRCOG TUMF reimbursement agreement and a $347,160 design contract with STC Traffic. [source] Hamner Utility Trench Repair (CIP-93040), Hamner Avenue from Schleisman Road to Riverboat Drive: removal of the failed asphalt surface and a new section of crushed aggregate base and rubberized hot mix asphalt, with traffic control during construction (CEQA exemption filed May 14, 2026). [source] Eastvale's 2024 Median Improvement Project called for new raised median curbs on River Road between Baron and Buff Street, Archibald Avenue between Prado Basin Park Road and Grapewin Street, and Cantu Galleano Ranch Road between Hamner Avenue and Goodman Way (CEQA exemption filed October 28, 2024). [source] Limonite Subgrade Rehabilitation Project (CIP 93038), Limonite Avenue between Hamner Avenue and Scholar Way: removal of about 6,900 square feet of soil up to 8 feet deep, geogrid installation and recompaction (CEQA exemption filed June 13, 2024). [source] Limonite Gap Closure (City of Eastvale) - completed; opened October 21, 2024: a 320-foot bridge over the Cucamonga Creek Channel connecting Limonite Avenue from Archibald Avenue to Hellman Avenue; RCTC contributed $13.5 million in Measure A funds. [source] Mayor Berwin Hanna Bridge and Hamner Avenue Widening (Hamner Avenue over the Santa Ana River between Norco and Eastvale) - completed; opened August 26, 2024; Hamner widened from two to six lanes; $71 million. [source] Limonite Avenue / I-15 Interchange ($48 million, led by the Riverside County Transportation Department with Eastvale and Jurupa Valley): new eight-lane overcrossing at I-15; the start of construction was marked on September 26 (RCTC article of October 4, 2018), with opening then expected in fall 2019. [source] RCTC 15 Express Lanes - completed; 15 miles of tolled lanes in the I-15 median from Route 60 in Jurupa Valley/Eastvale to Cajalco Road in Corona; construction 2018-2021; $472 million. [source] The California Transportation Commission allocated $150,000 for RCTC's Southeast Eastvale Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Equitable Access Project (Caltrans release, August 19, 2021). [source] The California Transportation Commission's January 28, 2019 revised staff recommendations for the statewide Active Transportation Program listed Eastvale's North/South Bike Network Gap Closure project at a total cost of $8,091,000, with $6,471,000 in recommended ATP funding. [source]
Police services	Eastvale became a city on October 1, 2010, and contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff for law enforcement; service comes from the Sheriff's Jurupa Valley Station (phone 951-955-2600), whose commander serves as the city's police chief. [source]
Fire and paramedics	Riverside County Fire stations in Eastvale: Station 27 'Eastvale' (7067 Hamner Ave) and Station 31 'Chandler' (14491 Chandler St). [source]
City traffic safety	Eastvale's 2023 Local Roadway Safety Plan (staff recommended adoption on December 13, 2023) analyzed crash data from January 2017 through December 2022: 1,989 crashes in Eastvale, including nine fatalities and 34 serious injuries, with 64 pedestrian-involved and 63 bicyclist-involved collisions; speeding was the most common cause, followed by improper turning and right-of-way violations. [source] Case-study locations in Eastvale's 2023 Local Roadway Safety Plan include Citrus Street (County Fair Drive to Scholar Way), Scholar Way (Schleisman Road to Citrus Street), Cedar Creek Road at Schleisman Road, Sumner Avenue at 65th Street and at Limonite Avenue, Hamner Avenue at Swan Lake and at Citrus Street, Limonite Avenue from Planetary Road to I-15, and 68th Street from Wells Springs Road to the I-15 northbound lanes. [source] A three-way stop was installed at 68th Street and Sumner Avenue in 2019 (previously only 68th Street had a stop sign); Eastvale staff reported on January 25, 2023 that there had been five or more collisions per year at the intersection since then, and that there were eight broadside collisions there in 2017. [source] On April 10, 2024 Eastvale staff reported 4 collisions in the past 12 months near Baron Road and River Road and proposed three safety options for River Road between the River Road Bridge and Kendra Lane: raised median, stamped concrete and street lights ($375,000); raised median, landscaping and street lights ($550,000); or a concrete barrier with street lights ($850,000). [source] Eastvale speed-limit update introduced February 25, 2026: staff recommended lowering Archibald Avenue between River Road and Grapewin Street from 55 to 50 mph and Hamner Avenue between Riverside Drive and Philadelphia from 50 to 45 mph, keeping River Road (Bluff Street segment) at 55 mph and Hamner Avenue between Limonite and Bellegrave Avenues at 45 mph. [source] Citrus Street has buffered Class II bike lanes on both sides; on November 12, 2025 Eastvale staff presented options (candlestick delineators, K71 posts or zebra separators) for converting about 5,000 feet from Scholar Way to Harrison Avenue into protected Class IV bike lanes, at an estimated $25,000-$50,000 per option for both sides. [source] Citywide Retroreflective Backplates project (HSIP grant of $421,600): retroreflective borders on traffic signals at 39 signalized intersections on Limonite Avenue, Schleisman Road, Hamner Avenue and Archibald Avenue, chosen from historical crash data; on January 11, 2023 staff recommended a $268,503 construction contract with Elecnor Belco Electric, with work expected to finish in April 2023. [source] Eastvale's HSIP Cycle 10 Traffic Signal Dilemma Zone Detection and Mitigation Project (City Project 92017) proposed advance dilemma-zone detection at sixteen signalized intersections that the City's Systemic Safety Analysis Report identified as having higher rear-end collisions (CEQA exemption filed September 27, 2023). [source] Caltrans' SB 1 Active Transportation Program project list includes Eastvale's North/South Bike Network Gap Closure: 4.7 miles of road diet and protected (Class IV) bikeways along Scholar Way and Harrison Avenue, from the county line to the Santa Ana River Trail, next to six schools. [source] The Southeast Eastvale Safe Routes to School Equitable Access Project covers Orange Street from Sumner Avenue to Scholar Way, Class 1 path crossings at Copper Sky, Estrella Street, Schleisman Road and Stratus Street, and Schleisman Road at Scholar Way: 1 lane-mile of Class II bikeway, a pedestrian signal with bulb-outs and a pedestrian refuge island, 3 more path-crossing improvements and 4 bulb-outs. [source]
Public transit	Riverside Transit Agency routes 3 and 29 serve Eastvale. [source]
Also note	Eastvale project CIP-94012 relocates the traffic signal controller and electrical service cabinets at the southeast corner of Hellman Avenue and Chino Corona Road/Chandler Street about 35 feet east, outside the maximum dam inundation elevation of 566 feet (CEQA exemption filed June 13, 2024). [source] RCTC said in March 2018 that the existing Santa Ana River Trail ends at Dearborn Street/Grapewin Street in Eastvale; Phase 1 of a proposed extension (not yet scheduled at that time) would carry it about 1.2 miles west to the trail along River Road. [source]

Police and crash reports in Eastvale

Law enforcement	Eastvale contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff for police services. [source]

Sheriff station	Jurupa Valley Station 7477 Mission Blvd., Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 [source] 951-955-2600 [source]

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Freeway and state highway crashes: CHP.

Injury claims against the City of Eastvale

Generally due within six months (Gov. Code § 911.2).

Filing office	Web page: Attn: City Clerk; claims processed by Risk Management Division. [source]
How to file	In person or by mail. [source]
Form	General Liability Claim Form (link serves a Word .docx file, titled Claim for Money or Damages Against the City of Eastvale). [source]
Form link	official link [source]
Address	City of Eastvale, Attn: City Clerk, 12363 Limonite Avenue, Suite 910, Eastvale, CA 91752. [source]
Phone	Human Resources & Risk Management: (951) 703-4433; Human_Resources@eastvaleca.gov. [source]
After you file	Reviewed by Risk Management with the City's third-party administrator, possibly legal counsel. [source] TPA may take up to 45 days to respond. [source]
Also note	Filing/acceptance is not an admission of liability. [source] City Hall hours Mon-Thu 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. [source]

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Courts

Courthouses whose published case lists include Eastvale: Riverside Historic Courthouse (unlimited civil) [source]; Corona Courthouse (limited civil and small claims) [source]. Addresses, fees and filing rules →

Nearest trauma centers

By straight-line distance from the center of Eastvale's reported crashes: Riverside Community Hospital (Level I (adult), Riverside) and Riverside University Health System - Medical Center (Level I (adult); also listed as a pediatric trauma center, Moreno Valley). In an emergency, call 911.

Dog bites and animal control

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County agreement	Riverside County Department of Animal Services provides animal field and shelter services to Eastvale under an agreement the Board of Supervisors approved through June 30, 2028. [source]

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