PALM SPRINGS: Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by car
PALM SPRINGS – A pedestrian sustained serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday Jan. 2. The vehicle versus pedestrian accident happened at the intersection of S. Sunrise Way and E. San Rafael Drive in Palm Springs.
Palm Springs police and fire personnel were dispatched to the intersection after several citizens called 911 to report the injury traffic collision about 6:02 p.m.
Firefighter/paramedics treated the pedestrian at the scene before AMR medics transported the victim to a local hospital with major injuries.
The Palm Springs Major Accident Investigation Unit was summoned to the scene and assumed the accident investigation.
During their preliminary investigation officers determined a vehicle was traveling northbound on S. Sunrise Way when it struck the pedestrian, who was walking westbound on E. San Rafael Drive at the lighted intersection. It was not immediately known if the pedestrian was crossing the intersection within the marked cross walk at the intersection.
Neither the pedestrian nor the driver were identified by officials.
Traffic at the intersection was temporarily diverted while officials investigated the cause of the accident. The roadway was reopened about two hours later, shortly after 8 p.m.
“At this time in the investigation it is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor,” an official wrote in a press release after the accident.
There was no further information regarding the extent of the victim’s injuries and the investigation is ongoing, according to officials.
Anyone with information about the incident or who saw the accident is encouraged to contact Palm Springs police officials at (760) 323-8116. Callers can remain anonymous.
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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.