MORENO VALLEY: DUI suspected in crash that injured four, one critically

March 22, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

MORENO VALLEY – Four people were injured, including one who was left in critical condition, when a vehicle smashed into a tree Monday, March 20. Officials believe alcohol and/or drug intoxication were contributing factors in the collision. The major-injury accident happened on Iris Avenue west of Oliver Street in Moreno Valley.

The accident forced the overnight closure of eastbound Iris Avenue, between Kaiser Hospital and Oliver Street, while authorities investigated the wreck. Officials reopened the roadway about seven hours later, at 5:40 a.m., Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant William Stens wrote in press release the day after the accident.

Moreno Valley Police and Fire personnel and American Medical Response medics rushed to the scene of the traffic collision just before 11 p.m.

Emergency first responders arrived at the location within minutes and quickly located a vehicle that had collided with a tree.

“A passenger in the vehicle was found unresponsive, and was immediately transported by paramedics to a local hospital,” Stens explained. He was listed in critical condition.

The driver of the vehicle and two other passengers were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Members of the Moreno Valley PD Traffic Reconstruction Team responded to the scene of the accident to investigate the cause of the collision.

“It is believed alcohol and drugs were…contributing factor(s) to this collision,” Stens said the morning after the accident.

Anyone with information regarding this incident or who witnessed the wreck is encouraged to call Moreno Valley police officials at (951) 486-6700. Callers can refer to incident file number MV170790522 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. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex related crimes.

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.