SAN JACINTO: Overloaded pickup wrecks two parked vehicles, smashes into tree
SAN JACINTO — No injuries were reported after an overloaded truck plowed head-on into a parked car, propelling it into another parked vehicle earlier this evening. The pickup that caused the wreck then went up and over a curb into someone’s front yard, where it plowed into a tree. The non-injury crash happened in the area of Laurelhurst Heights and Multnomah Court, east of De Anza Drive and Young Street, in San Jacinto.
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Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the three-vehicle wreck about 5 p.m., after area residents heard the crash and came running from their homes to check on the vehicle occupants.
Overloaded Dodge carrying large industrial size refrigerator smashed head-on into a parked car before plowing into tree. Robert Carter/Public Safety Incidents photo
When officials arrived they found a heavily damaged, white Nissan Juke sitting parallel across Laurelhurst Heights.
The car’s front-end was destroyed from being hit by a Dodge pickup, and it’s damaged back-end was resting against an older Ford pickup truck that had been parked across the street. After hitting the Nissan, propelling it backwards into the Ford, the Dodge came to rest after smashing into a tree in the front yard of a home.
While firefighter/paramedics checked on the status of the three occupant’s from the Dodge, deputies assigned to the Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station investigated the cause of the crash.
Based on evidence at the scene and the Dodge driver’s statements, officials determined the overloaded pickup, which was carrying what appeared to be a large industrial refrigerator, had been travelling westbound on Laurelhurst Heights when it lost control, crossed over into the oncoming lane of traffic and plowed into the parked Nissan, launching it backwards and across the street, where it collided with the parked Ford.
After plowing into the Nissan, the Dodge pickup continued up and over a curb and sidewalk, through a residential front yard, and into a tree. The driver of the Dodge was reportedly just two blocks from home when the accident happened.
None of the occupants from the truck, including the adult male driver and two children according to witnesses, were injured in the accident and all declined medical treatment at the scene.
The owners of the two other vehicles involved were notified of the collisions involving their vehicles and no pedestrians or others were injured in the crash.
San Jacinto PD is investigating the cause of the collision and their investigation is ongoing.
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Robert Carter/Public Safety Incidents photo
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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.