RIVERSIDE: Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by vehicle
RIVERSIDE – A pedestrian was left in critical condition after being struck by a motorist in an early-morning traffic accident Tuesday, Jan. 24. The collision happened at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and California Avenue, just east of Challen Park in Riverside.
City of Riverside emergency dispatchers received a 911 call about 5:32 a.m., from a citizen reporting the accident.
Riverside Police and Fire personnel responded to the traffic collision.
When officials arrived at the location they located the 39-year-old pedestrian who had been struck. The victim sustained major traumatic injuries in the collision.
Officials have not released the name of the victim.
Firefighter/paramedics treated the victim at the scene before AMR medics transported the man to Riverside Community Hospital. He was listed in critical condition.
Officers from the Riverside Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team responded to the scene to conduct an investigating into the cause of the accident.
During their preliminary investigation, officers determined that a Silver Honda Civic was traveling northbound on Van Buren Boulevard when it collided with the victim in the cross walk at California Avenue.
Evidence at the scene suggested that the pedestrian entered the cross walk against the traffic control device and the Honda Civic was proceeding through the intersection with a green light, according to a Riverside police official.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation or who witnessed the collision is urged to contact Riverside Police Traffic Detective Soria at (951) 826-8720. 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.