HEMET: Four-vehicle, rollover traffic accident slows morning commuters
HEMET – Details are still emerging after several people suffered minor injuries in a four-vehicle, rollover traffic collision this morning, Wednesday, March 29. The accident – that happened at the intersection of Florida and Lyon Avenues in Hemet – slowed morning commuters to a crawl through the area.
A tow truck prepares to right the overturned SUV. Miguel Shannon/Epicenter News photo
City of Hemet Fire and Police personnel were dispatched to the multiple-vehicle wreck just before 8 a.m., after several people called 911 to report the accident. American Medical Response medics were also sent to the scene of the collision.
When they arrived, emergency first responders found vehicle parts, debris and four wrecked vehicles in and near the intersection.
The vehicles were described as a white sedan, white mini-van, blue pickup truck and burgundy SUV.
All four vehicles sustained moderate to major damage in the collision and the SUV ended up on its passenger side in the middle of the roadway.
Firefighter/paramedics immediately began assessing the victims and treating their injuries while police officers investigated the cause of the collision and assisted with traffic control.
At last three vehicles were badly damaged in the rollover accident. Miguel Shannon/Epicenter News photo
It was not immediately known how many people were injured or the full extent of their injuries.
Witnesses at the scene did not report seeing any of the victims transported to the hospital for further evaluation or treatment.
Tow trucks were later summoned to the scene to right the over-turned SUV back onto its wheels and remove it and the other damaged vehicles from the roadway.
Katie Bulot, who witnessed the crash, later explained she was directly behind the red SUV and saw the driver fail to stop for a red light at the intersection.
Bulot explained that as it crossed through the intersection, the SUV was struck by the white sedan and a blue pickup truck. The SUV was hit broadside, causing it to flip into and roll over the top of the white mini-van that was waiting to turn at the intersection.
Hemet police officials are investigating the cause of the collision.
Anyone with information about this incident or who witnessed the rollover accident is encouraged to contact Hemet police officials at (951) 765-2400. Callers can remain anonymous.
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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 writes for Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.
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 and breaking his back in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with 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 and Personnel/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.