MENIFEE – Suspected DUI driver arrested after hit and run crash critically injures 3
Matthew Stockdale was arrested at his Temecula residence after critically injuring 3 in a hit and run accident in Menifee.
MENIFEE – Three occupants of a Toyota Corolla were critically injured and transported to a local hospital after their vehicle was broadsided by a Ford Explorer in an early morning hit and run traffic collision Thursday, Sept. 29. The hit and run accident happened in the 27000 block of Newport and Bradley Roads in Menifee.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Menifee Police Station responded to reports of a major injury hit and run collision after several motorists and witnesses called 911 to report the incident, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant J.P. Strang.
After a thorough investigation, deputies arrested Matthew Peter Stockdale, 31, of Temecula.
When deputies arrived at the scene, they learned that the driver of the Ford that hit the Toyota had fled on foot.
Deputies conducted a preliminary investigation and determined the driver who fled was Stockdale. They also learned Stockdale’s driver’s license was suspended for a prior DUI.
Deputies later located Stockdale at his residence on Kelham Court in Temecula. He is suspected of being under the influence at the time of this collision, according to Strang.
Stockdale was arrested and booked at the Southwest Detention Center.
The Menifee Traffic Reconstruction Unit responded and assumed the investigation. The road was closed for several hours while deputies investigated the major injury hit and run collision.
At the conclusion of their investigation, deputies re-opened Newport Road at 7:40 a.m.
A jail record search revealed Stockdale was booked on suspicion of felony DUI causing great bodily injuries, DUI, hit and run and driving on a suspended license.
Anyone with information on this investigation is encouraged to call Deputy Cail at the Perris Sheriff’s Station at (951) 210-1000. Callers can refer to incident file number ME162730005 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
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Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula, the Hemet Station, and the Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, Personnel and Background Investigations and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator.
Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.