HEMET: Two hospitalized after head-on wreck
HEMET — Two elderly victims were hospitalized after a two-vehicle, head-on collision, Monday afternoon, Feb. 19. The accident, which left both vehicles heavily damaged, happened at the intersection of W. Devonshire and N Cawston Avenues in Hemet.
City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene o the crash just after 4:30 p.m., after receiving reports of the minor-injury collision.
When they arrived officials found a 1960 Chevrolet Apache and Toyota Rav-4 in the intersection blocking lanes of travel. Both vehicles sustained heavy, front-end damage leaving both inoperable and both were later towed from the scene.
While Hemet PD investigated the cause of the crash, paramedics treated both drivers before American Medical Response transported both victims to Hemet Valley Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. Their current conditions are unknown.
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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.
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.