PERRIS: Victim in critical condition after fall from hoverboard

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PERRIS – A person riding a hoverboard suffered “serious head trauma” Sunday afternoon, May 21, and sheriff’s officials are trying to determine exactly how the accident happened.

The accident occurred on the 3400 block of Poltair Drive near the “L” shaped intersection of Brockstone Drive, within the May Ranch community of Perris.

The victim, who has only been identified as a male, remains hospitalized and is currently listed in critical condition, according to sheriff’s officials.

Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Perris Police Station and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the normally quiet residential neighborhood at 5:42 p.m., after emergency dispatchers received a 911 call reporting major-injury accident.

When they arrived, officials found the injured victim down in the roadway. He was suffering from significant head trauma, according to a fire official at the location.

Firefighter/paramedics treated the victim at the scene before American Medical Response medics transported the person to an area hospital for further evaluation and treatment.

While medical personnel treated the victim, deputies began trying to piece together exactly how the accident actually happened as well as the sequence of events that led to the accident.

Based on the circumstances and the severity of the victim’s injuries, Perris Station’s Traffic Reconstruction Unit responded to the location and assumed the investigation.

During their initial investigation TRU members determined the victim “was riding a hoverboard, lost control, and was ejected onto the asphalt,” Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Edmondson said in a written press release after the incident.

“The operator of the hoverboard was not wearing a helmet and sustained serious head trauma,” Edmondson explained. “The (victim) was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.”

Authorities have already ruled out alcohol and/or drug intoxication as contributing factors in the accident; however, sheriff’s officials have collected and are reviewing video evidence obtained from throughout the neighborhood “to determine if a vehicle was possibly involved in this incident,” said Edmondson.

Officials took the opportunity to remind citizens that helmets save lives and are a legal requirement for everyone under the age of 18.

“Basically, if you have a wheel under you, you (are required to wear) a certified helmet,” Edmondson explained.

The investigation is active and ongoing.

Anyone with information about the incident or who witnessed the accident is encouraged to contact officials at the Perris Police Station at (951) 210-1000. Callers can refer to incident file number PE171410080 and 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 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.