Staff Reports

Eastvale—In the last month, there were several crime incidents in the surrounding areas of Eastvale.

On September 23, Eastvale SET deputies located a fugitive wanted for human trafficking and a multitude of other violations related to human trafficking. “A search of his car revealed blank federal checks, fraudulent credit cards, personal checks and equipment used to print fraudulent checks,” stated the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Department. He was sent to jail and the Federal Government was notified.

The information below is courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Incident: Fatal Traffic Collision

Date: September 24, 2023

Location: Jurupa Valley

Details: On September 24, 2023, at 8:46 pm, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Station received a call of a major injury traffic collision on Van Buren Boulevard, north of 56th Street. Deputies, along with paramedics from Cal Fire, responded and located a single-vehicle traffic collision with a horse. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene by Cal Fire personnel. The horse was also located deceased. The Jurupa Valley Traffic Investigation Team responded and assumed the investigation, which is ongoing. The driver’s name is being withheld pending next of kin notification. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Deputy Shinn of the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station at 951-955–2600 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office at 951-776-1099.

Incident: Fatal Traffic Collision

Date: September 23, 2023

Location: Jurupa Valley

Details: On September 23, 2023, at 3:03 a.m., deputies from the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station received a call of a major injury traffic collision on Mission Boulevard just east of Wineville Road. Deputies and paramedics from Cal Fire responded and located a severely injured pedestrian in the roadway who had been struck by a vehicle. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. Jurupa Valley Traffic Investigation Team responded and assumed the investigation.

A preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Mission Boulevard when the pedestrian stepped out into the roadway, crossing into eastbound lanes of traffic, and was struck by the vehicle. It is unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the collision. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was uninjured. The driver remained at the scene of the collision and was cooperative with the investigation.

The decedent’s identity will be released by the Riverside Sheriff’s Coroner Bureau upon next of kin notification. This is an ongoing investigation; no further details are available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Deputy Petersen of the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station at 951-955-2600 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office at 951-776-1099. 

Incident: Fatal Traffic Collision

Date: September 22, 2023

Location: Jurupa Valley

Original Report Details: On September 20, 2023, at 3:28 p.m., deputies from the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the 5000 block of Mission Boulevard in the city of Jurupa Valley regarding a major traffic collision involving a vehicle versus a pedestrian. Deputies arrived and located the victim in the roadway. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Deputies learned the suspect fled the area in a white 2012 Toyota Corolla, which sustained significant damage to the front passenger side hood, the fender, and the windshield. Deputies conducted an extensive search for the suspect and the vehicle but could not locate it.

The Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team responded to the location and assumed the investigation. There is no suspect in custody, and it is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in the collision. The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Jamie Pruitt of Jurupa Valley.

This is an ongoing investigation, and Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the white 2012 Toyota and identifying the suspect driver. Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact Deputy Robert Packer at the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station by calling (951) 776-1099. 

Updated Details: On September 22, 2023, deputies assigned to the Jurupa Valley Station served a search warrant in the 2800 block of Armstrong Road, Jurupa Valley. During the service of the search warrant, the vehicle was located and impounded. The search warrant also lead to information regarding the identity driver of the vehicle at the time of the collision.

On September 23, 2023, the suspect, Jose Manuel Aguilar-Acosta, a 23-year-old resident of Jurupa Valley turned himself into deputies at the Jurupa Valley Station and was arrested. Aguilar-Acosta was accompanied by Erika Guevara, a 24-year-old resident of Jurupa Valley who was also arrested. Aguilar-Acosta was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on one count of gross vehicular manslaughter and one count of fleeing the scene of a traffic collision involving death. Guevara was also booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on one count of being an accessory after the fact.