SAN JACINTO: Multiple-vehicle collision injures four, snarls traffic
SAN JACINTO – Four people sustained minor to moderate injuries in a four-vehicle pileup Saturday, March 25. The accident happened in the area of N.Sanderson Avenue and Ramona Expressway in San Jacinto.
Firefighter/paramedics evaluated and treated the injured at the scene. Robert Carter/Public Safety Incident photo
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the wreck about 9:45 p.m.
When officials arrived, they found four vehicles that were involved in the chain-reaction collision. Firefighter/paramedics treated the four victims at the scene.
It was not immediately known if any of the victim’s were transported to the hospital; however, witnesses at the scene relayed that all four suffered only minor to moderate injuries.
Witnesses told investigating deputies that one of the drivers, believed to have been operating a red vehicle, had caused the accident when they ran a red light at the intersection.
Deputies from the San Jacinto Police Station are investigating the cause of the accident. Their investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or who witnessed the accident is encouraged to contact San Jacinto police officials at (951) 654-2702. Callers can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
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Trevor Montgomery runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News and Anza Valley Outlook and also for San Diego County based Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News.
Trevor 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.