A Sunday night horseback ride turned into a tragedy in Anza, a small horse community of Riverside County , when a driver hit two riders and horses.

Authorities confirmed a vehicle driven by a 70-year-old woman plowed into two women and their horses at around 9 p.m. Sunday on the westbound 371, killing one of the riders and two horses.

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Another victim was in critical condition at a hospital, the California Highway Patrol said.

Because Anza is an equestrian community with about 3,000 people, the incident has forced them to make sense of the tragic incident.

“It’s rocked the community. Nobody knows how to feel about it,” Monica Squires, the deceased victim’s friend, said. “It’s sad when you see someone that you've k

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