No injuries reported after 2-vehicle wreck sends truck soaring off freeway
California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a two-vehicle, rollover traffic accident that happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 25, northwest of Moreno Valley and southeast of Riverside.
CHP officials investigate the cause of Monday afternoon’s rollover accident. Moreno Valley Matters photo
The accident sent a landscaping truck crashing through a guard rail and fence, where it soared off the southbound 215/eastbound 60 Freeway onto Sycamore Canyon Boulevard; which runs adjacent to the freeway. The non-injury accident happened just before Central Avenue.
Law enforcement officials and medical personnel were dispatched to the scene of the rollover accident shortly before 1:30 p.m.
When officials arrived at the scene, they found an Isuzu utility truck on its passenger side on Sycamore Canyon Blvd. and a newer Toyota Corolla with heavy rear-end damage along the right side of the freeway.
Officials quickly determined there were no injuries related to the crash.
Debris from the back of the Isuzu was strewn across Sycamore Canyon Blvd, forcing CHP officials to call for the temporary closure of Sycamore Canyon Blvd. in both directions during their investigation.
The freeway remained open; however, there were some delays reported due to other motorists slowing to view the scene of the accident.
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Trevor Montgomery, who recently moved from Riverside to Shasta County, runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook as well as 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, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries 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 27 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 14 grandchildren.
This happened right in front of me yesterday……Scared the shit outta me!!