Crime & Safety

Murrieta Man Dies Following Whitewood Crash

Anthony Woods, 47, died early Thursday following traumatic injuries suffered in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday on Whitewood Road in Murrieta.

A Murrieta man has succumbed to injuries suffered Tuesday in a rollover crash on Whitewood Road.

Anthony Woods, 47, died early Thursday at Inland Valley Regional Medical Center, the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Office reported.

Woods suffered traumatic injuries when he on Whitewood Road near Hunter Road, police said at the time.

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A preliminary investigation revealed Woods may not have been wearing his seat belt, Murrieta police Sgt. James Gruwell told Patch.

Woods was ejected from the car.

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Woods was immediately transported to Inland Valley, where he succumbed to his injuries at 2:15 a.m. Thursday, the coroner's office reported.


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