BREAKING: REDDING: Man killed after struck by mirror of passing vehicle
REDDING — Officials are at the scene of a fatal accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian on SR-273 near Canyon Rd., in Redding, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.
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CHP and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene of the accident at 9:52 p.m., when a woman called 911 and reported that her mirror had struck a man who had been walking along the side of the highway near Canyon Rd. The caller told SHASCOM emergency dispatchers the impact knocked the mirror off her vehicle, according to CHP’s log.
Within minutes, another caller reported that vehicles had begun to stack up behind the scene of the crash, creating a traffic jam that quickly stretched more than a mile.
When the first officer arrived at the scene they reported finding a man down in the number 3 lane of traffic. At 10:05 p.m., the officer updated that the victim had already succumbed to his injuries and was deceased at the scene.
Officers quickly called for the temporary closure of the highway and requested coroner officials to the scene.
All southbound traffic on 273, south of Canyon Rd. remains closed and officials have not specified when the highway is expected to be re-opened to traffic.
CHP has not yet released any information regarding this accident and their investigation is ongoing.
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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 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 14 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.