Officials searching for pickup after hit and run at Burney Chevron
BURNEY — Sheriff and CHP officials are searching for a vehicle that fled the scene after hitting a tractor-trailer semi-truck at Burney Chevron earlier this afternoon. According to a California Highway Patrol incident log, there were no reported injuries after the hit and run collision, which happened at the intersection of Main St. and Mountain View Rd.
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CHP responded to the gas station about 1:15 p.m., after a truck driver called 911 to report the hit and run crash. The caller advised a pickup truck had hit the lift-gate of his tractor-trailer combo, leaving a large scratch along the passenger side of the truck’s trailer.
The victim provided officials with the suspect vehicle’s license plate and vehicle description and officers are now searching for a grey Chevy pickup truck. According to the victim, the truck had a camper shell and an oversized grill on the front.
Officials searched the area for the suspect vehicle but were unable to locate the truck.
CHP later issued a “Be On The Lookout” for the truck to all area law enforcement agencies and their investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this collision is encouraged to contact CHP’s Burney Area Station at (530) 335-4581. Callers can remain anonymous.
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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 several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta 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. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s 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 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.