A fight outside an Amazon distribution warehouse in an unincorporated area bordering Riverside spiraled into violence Wednesday morning when a motorcyclist allegedly accelerated into a crowd of people, injuring three. Riverside County sheriff's deputies arrested 40-year-old Perris resident Jesus Salcido Perez after he was treated and released from a local hospital.
According to a report from CBS Los Angeles, the confrontation unfolded outside the warehouse in the 20000 block of Krameria Avenue, where initial 911 callers reported a physical fight between two individuals just before the crash. Perris Station deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office responded at approximately 10:25 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and found three injured people at the scene, who were transported to a hospital in stable condition, per a sheriff's office statement published by KESQ.
Fight Escalates Into Vehicle Assault
Sheriff's officials said the motorcyclist initially injured two people during the altercation before deputies say he intentionally accelerated the bike into the larger group, bringing the total number of injured to three. Perez sustained injuries himself and was taken to a hospital before being released and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, the same KESQ report notes. The exact extent of the three victims' injuries has not been disclosed by authorities.
What sparked the initial fight outside the warehouse remains unclear, and investigators have not detailed the relationship, if any, between Perez and the people he allegedly struck. The case is being tracked under sheriff's file number PC262450029, and anyone with information is asked to call sheriff's dispatch at 951-776-1099.
Legal Exposure Under California's Assault Law
Under California Penal Code Section 245(a)(1), using a vehicle as a weapon in an assault is treated as a wobbler offense, meaning prosecutors can pursue it as either a felony or a misdemeanor.
Perez was booked into the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in French Valley near Murrieta, the regional jail the Riverside County Sheriff's Office uses for major felony bookings in the southwest part of the county.
A Corridor With a Troubled Traffic History
Krameria Avenue is where the warehouse referenced in this report is located.
The case involves an alleged assault with a deadly weapon.
