<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Pw3gN_0m2HwcDf00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Pw3gN_0m2HwcDf00" width="1920" height="1080" ></p><p> An off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy was killed Monday when his motorcycle crashed into a sedan near a Riverside intersection. </p><p> Deputy Andrew Davidson, 23, of Riverside, was fatally injured about 8:40 a.m. at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/FF1Tx5h1GYWYoNP39" rel="nofollow"> Van Buren Boulevard, </a> near California Avenue, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RPDTrafficBureau/posts/633704235465664" rel="nofollow"> according to the Riverside Police Department. </a></p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="https://omny.fm/shows/knxam-on-demand/funeral-service-for-riverside-county-sheriffs-depu/embed?style=artwork" style="width:100%; height:220px; overflow:hidden; margin-top: 1.25rem;"></iframe><p> Officer Ryan Railsback said Davidson was riding his 2020 Yamaha northbound on Van Buren in the No. 2 lane when he "collided with a 2007 Toyota Camry being driven by a 66-year-old (Riverside) man." </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> Railsback said the off-duty deputy was ejected onto the roadway, and his Yamaha caught fire, but bystanders quickly extinguished the flames. </p><iframe height="450" src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3310.5629283737458!2d-117.4515864!3d33.9266469!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x80dcb0d3bde821cf%3A0x12f7e60d872c4759!2sCalifornia%20Ave%20%26%20Van%20Buren%20Boulevard%2C%20Riverside%2C%20CA%2092503!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1682376894299!5m2!1sen!2sus" width="600"></iframe><p> Davidson was taken to a hospital, where he died within an hour, according to the police spokesman. </p><p> He said the Toyota driver was taken to a separate hospital for treatment of minor injuries. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> "We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Deputy Davidson," the sheriff's department said in a statement <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=614760444027057&amp;set=a.567082072128228" rel="nofollow"> posted to social media. </a></p><blockquote cite="https://graph.facebook.com/100064793193763/posts/614760467360388/" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><p> We are saddened to announce the death of Deputy Andrew Davidson, who died in an off-duty traffic accident this morning.... </p> Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RCSD.Official" rel="nofollow"> Riverside County Sheriff's Office </a> on <a href="https://graph.facebook.com/100064793193763/posts/614760467360388/" rel="nofollow"> Monday, April 24, 2023 </a></blockquote><p> Davidson was hired in March 2022 and was assigned to the Perris station, officials said. </p></div></body>

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Deputy Andrew Davidson, 23, of Riverside, was fatally injured around 8:40 a.m. at Van Buren Boulevard, near California Avenue, according to the Riverside Police Department. Davidson was taken to a hospital, where he died within an hour.