RIVERSIDE: At least three injured after sedan hits hatchback and home
RIVERSIDE — Authorities are investigating a two-car collision that left three people injured Thursday, Aug. 23. The initial rear-end crash led to a second accident after the car that caused the collision hit a Riverside home.
The first collision happened at the intersection of Collett Ave. and Napa Ln. and the second crash happened a short distance away, on Elk Blvd. near Napa Ln.
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City of Riverside Police and Fire personnel were dispatched to the area about 5 p.m., after being notified regarding the two crashes.
At least three people were injured after a car plowed into a hatchback and then a home in Riverside. SoCal Stringers photo
When officials arrived they found the still smoking silver Honda, which had sustained major front-end damage, and a black Hyundai Veloster with moderate rear-end damage.
Officers investigating the crash learned the driver of the Honda had been traveling northeast on Collett approaching Napa Ln. when it plowed into the back of the Hyundai, which was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Collett Ave. and Napa Ln.
The driver of the Honda, who was reportedly unlicensed and uninsured, later told officers investigating the crash that the impact caused his accelerator to stick. Unable to stop his car, the driver made a right-hand turn on Elk Blvd. and continued until he crashed into a home on Elk Blvd. and Napa Ln.
Paramedics evaluated the four occupants of the two cars and determined two adults and a minor were in the Hyundai and all sustained minor injuries.
The home and garage door struck by the unlicensed driver were left damaged, but the house was still habitable after the crash.
It was not immediately known if anyone was hospitalized after the collision, which is still under investigation.
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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of 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 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 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.