MORENO VALLEY: Woman uninjured after car plows through caution sign, overturns
MORENO VALLEY — A woman escaped injury earlier this evening after losing control of her car, plowing through a caution sign, and overturning in a field adjacent to Gilman Springs Road. The non-injury, rollover wreck happened between Bridge Street and Hwy 79, in an unincorporated area near Mystic Lake, between Moreno Valley and San Jacinto.
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A motorist was uninjured after her vehicle overturned into a field south of Gilman Springs Road. Robert Carter/Public Safety Incidents photo
CHP, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the single-vehicle wreck just after 6:45 p.m., after other rush-hour commuters witnessed the roll over and called 911. Callers told emergency dispatchers that a sole-female occupant managed to climb from the wrecked vehicle, which ended up in a field south of Gilman Springs Rd.
When officials arrived they found a black Chevy Cobalt on its wheels in the field. The vehicle sustained front-end and roof damage from overturning and the diamond-shaped caution sign was still stuck to the vehicle’s windshield and hood.
The driver was found standing near a white Audi, with another motorist and witness who was waiting with her for emergency personnel to arrive.
Paramedics eventually assessed the female and determined she was uninjured in the crash. She reportedly declined further treatment at the scene.
The vehicle was eventually towed from the scene and CHP’s accident investigation is ongoing.
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Trevor Montgomery, 46, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and 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.
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