RIVERSIDE: Motorcyclist killed when car pulls in front of them
RIVERSIDE – A Riverside resident was killed when a vehicle pulled in front of a motorcycle they were riding Friday, Oct, 28. The deadly collision happened on Indiana Avenue west of Washington Street in the City of Riverside.
Riverside police officers and firefighters responded to 911 calls reporting the vehicle versus motorcycle collision at about 9:30 a.m.
When they arrived emergency first responders found the motorcyclist had sustained major traumatic injuries. The driver and a passenger from the car sustained non-life-threatening injuries. AMR medics transported all three victims to Riverside Community Hospital.
The motorcycle rider succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The victim’s identity has not been released pending notification of their family.
Officers from the department’s Major Accident Investigation Team were called to the scene to conduct an investigation.
Their preliminary investigation determined an adult female was driving a late-model Toyota Rav4 and was exiting a parking lot on the north side of Indiana Avenue. The driver intended on making a left turn onto eastbound Indiana.
The driver of the Toyota did not yield to the motorcyclist, a 35-year-old Riverside resident who was riding a newer Yamaha R3. The motorcycle, which was traveling westbound on Indiana Avenue in the lane closest to the right curb collided broadside with the Toyota.
The investigation into the fatal collision is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this collision or who witnessed the accident is urged to call Riverside Police Traffic Detective K. Madsen at (951) 826-8723.
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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.