Tori Spelling and Four Kids Hospitalized After Car Crash
Tori Spelling and four of her children were rushed to the hospital on Thursday, April 2, after their vehicle was struck by another car in Temecula, California. Three friends of her children were also in the car and were taken for medical treatment. The group of eight, transported in three separate ambulances, were treated for injuries described as non-life-threatening.
What Happened
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department confirmed that deputies were dispatched to the 28000 block of Rancho California Road at 5:44 p.m. on April 2, 2026, where they found two vehicles with collision damage. The crash site is located approximately 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
According to sources familiar with the situation, Spelling was driving seven children — four of her own and three of their friends — when another driver who was allegedly speeding ran through a red light and struck their vehicle. All occupants were evaluated at the scene, and no arrests were made. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
Spelling and the seven children were transported to the hospital and treated for cuts, bruises, contusions, and concussions. None of the injuries were reported to be life-threatening.
Spelling's manager confirmed to CBS News that she and four of her children were transported via three separate ambulances. A representative for Spelling also confirmed the incident to PEOPLE.
Quick Thinking May Have Reduced the Impact
Sources reported that Spelling's quick thinking — specifically the way she maneuvered the vehicle at the moment of impact — may have minimized what could have been a far more severe collision. Eyewitness video obtained by TMZ showed Spelling speaking with an officer at the scene. Witnesses described her as visibly shaken but composed, running on adrenaline.
About Spelling's Children
Spelling, 52, is mother to five children with her ex-husband Dean McDermott: Liam, 19, Stella, 17, Hattie, 14, Finn, 13, and Beau, 9. It has not been publicly confirmed which four of her five children were in the car at the time of the crash. Spelling filed for divorce from McDermott in 2023, and the two have continued to co-parent their children since the split.
Just days before the crash, Spelling spoke at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, where she said her focus has shifted toward personal growth and new ventures rather than dating.
Not Her First Scary Ride
This is not the first time Spelling has been involved in a collision while her children were passengers. In 2011, she hit a wall while driving her two eldest children to school after being followed by a paparazzo. Spelling, who was pregnant at the time, said in a statement that she reversed to escape the pursuing photographer and struck the wall. The photographer reportedly continued taking pictures even after the crash occurred.
"Tori is really shaken up, but she and the kids are doing fine," her representative said at the time. No serious injuries were reported in that incident.
The Temecula crash remains under investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, and no charges have been filed.
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