MENIFEE: Motorcyclist injured in head-on collision with power pole
MENIFEE – A motorcyclist was seriously injured and his motorcycle was torn to pieces when the man smashed head-on into a utility pole while traveling at high-speed along a rural dirt road. The violent wreck, that snapped a utility pole in half and left motorcycle parts and debris strewn across the unimproved, dirt roadway, happened on Howard Road in Menifee, Monday, May 8.
A black, customized Harley Davidson was torn to pieces in a head-on collision with a power pole, Monday, May 8. William Hayes photo
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Menifee Police Station and other emergency first responders rushed to the scene of the wreck just after 4 p.m.
When they arrived, officials found the motorcyclist down in the roadway. He was near a downed power pole and surrounded by pieces of his destroyed motorcycle, which was described as a customized, black, Harley Davidson.
Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighter/paramedics treated the victim at the scene before AMR medics transported the man to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
There were no available updates regarding the motorcyclist’s injuries.
Southern California Edison crews responded to the location to assess the damaged pole and power lines. They remained at the scene for several hours replacing the destroyed pole, while officers investigated the cause of the crash.
Their investigation is active and ongoing.
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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.