Vehicle slams into, knocks down SJ power pole
SAN JACINTO — Officials are investigating a single-vehicle crash after a passenger vehicle slammed into and knocked down a San Jacinto power pole Sunday afternoon, Sept. 9. The minor injury accident happened on Idyllwild Dr. near Penny Ln.
San Jacinto sheriff’s deputies and Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, along with other emergency personnel, responded to the scene of the crash just after 2:30 p.m., after receiving reports of a vehicle that slammed into a power pole.
When firefighters arrived they found a silver Chevy HHR that had plowed into a power pole, shearing the pole at the base.
Paramedics evaluated a female occupant from the vehicle and later transported her by ground ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of injuries described as minor.
The accident briefly knocked out power to surrounding homes and Southern California Edison later responded to the scene to replace the damaged pole and assess and repair the damaged power lines.
Officials have not released any information about the crash and their investigation is ongoing.
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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.