RIVERSIDE: One hospitalized after two-vehicle, head-on wreck
RIVERSIDE – One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle, early-morning, head-on collision Sunday, April 23. The wreck happened on Sycamore Canyon Boulevard north of Central Avenue in Riverside.
Vehicle parts and debris were spread throughout the intersection. William Hayes photo
Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the wreck about 5:45 a.m., after other motorists and witnesses called 911 to report the head-on collision.
When firefighters arrived they located two wrecked vehicles, described as a gray Mitsubishi Lancer and a black Honda Civic.
Both cars sustained major front-end damage in the accident and the wreck left vehicle parts and debris spread throughout the intersection.
Firefighter/paramedics evaluated and treated the victim’s from the crash, before American Medical Response medics transported one of the two victims to an area hospital. The nature and full extent of the victim’s injuries were not immediately known.
The other driver, who was evaluated and treated at the scene, declined further medical treatment.
Riverside police officials are conducting an accident investigation to determine the cause of the collision. Their investigation is ongoing.
No other details were immediately available.
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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.