SAN JACINTO: Bicyclist hospitalized after being struck by vehicle
The heavily damaged bicycle was still at the scene of the accident while paramedics treated the victim. Miguel Shannon/Epicenter News photo
SAN JACINTO – A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a vehicle Friday, Jan. 13. The major-injury traffic collision happened in the 2100 block of S. San Jacinto Avenue between Midway Street and E. Menlo Avenue in San Jacinto.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police station and Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters were dispatched to the scene of the major-injury accident about 5:49 p.m., after a witness called 911 to report the accident.
The first deputy arrived at the scene less than three minutes after the call was dispatched. Other emergency first responders began arriving shortly afterwards.
After he arrived, the deputy found the bicyclist still down on the ground screaming in pain. The deputy updated that the victim was conscious, but bleeding and injured.
AMR medics prepare to transport the injured bicyclist to a trauma center at RUHS. Miguel Shannon/Epicenter News photo
Officials called for the temporary closure of both north and south bound traffic on San Jacinto Avenue. Southbound traffic was diverted off San Jacinto Avenue onto Midway Street and northbound traffic was diverted at E. Menlo Avenue.
Firefighter/paramedics treated the victim at the scene before AMR medics transported the bicyclist to the trauma center at Riverside University Health System in Moreno Valley.
The condition of the bicyclist or the full extent of the victim’s injuries were not immediately known.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the bicyclist, described as a white sedan, remained at the scene after the collision.
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This is a developing story. Additional information will be updated as it becomes available.
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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.