HEMET: Crash sends geyser soaring 50 ft in air
HEMET — A minor injury traffic collision sent a geyser of water soaring 50 feet into the air and drenched firefighters and city workers attempting to shut off water to a fire hydrant that was dislodged when a car crashed into it. The accident happened early yesterday evening, on State St. south of Chambers Ave.
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Firefighters and city employees work to shut off water to a fire hydrant that was dislodged when a car crashed into it. Timothy Franzese/Public Safety Incidents photo
City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments responded to the crash shortly before 5:30 p.m., after callers reported the single-vehicle crash outside the Saddleback Mobile Home Estates. 911 callers reported the injured female driver was able to get out of her vehicle.
When officials arrived they found a black Cadillac sedan that had jumped a curb and crashed into a fire hydrant and street sign. The car came to rest after hitting a tree.
While officials worked to shut off water to the broken hydrant motorists were allowed to slowly work their way past the accident scene. Firefighters and city employees were eventually able to shut off the gushing hydrant shortly after arriving to the scene.
The driver was eventually transported to Hemet Valley Hospital for evaluation and treatment.
It was not immediately known what led to the solo-vehicle wreck and Hemet PD’s accident investigation is ongoing.
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Trevor Montgomery, 47, 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.