REDDING: Pair killed when motorcycle loses control, struck by SUV

REDDING — Officials are investigating after two people died when their motorcycle lost control on a sweeping curve and was struck by an SUV, Sunday evening, Feb. 4. The deadly accident happened near the intersection of Quartz Hill Road and Keswick Dam Boulevard, in Redding.

Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the deadly wreck about 6 p.m., after they were notified regarding the accident.

When they arrived, officials found a wrecked motorcycle and a damaged SUV with two motorcycle riders nearby. Both the driver and rider of the motorcycle had sustained major, traumatic injuries.

The driver of the motorcycle succumbed to his injuries and medical personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene. His passenger was rushed to Mercy Medical Center for life-saving measures, but she later died from injuries she suffered in the collision.

Coroner’s officials later identified 33-year-old, Jesse Lee Quaid and 36-year-old, Kristionna Anne Quaid as the pair killed in the crash. Both were Redding residents. It was not immediately known how the pair was related.

California Highway Patrol investigated the cause of the fatal accident determined the SUV driver struck the motorcycle when the motorcycle driver lost control of his motorcycle while going through a sweeping curve in the road. Neither the 41-year-old SUV driver or a 2-year-old passenger of the SUV were injured in the collision.

The collision remains under investigation by CHP.

 

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Trevor Montgomery, who recently moved from Riverside County 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.