One airlifted after Anza head-on crash

ANZA — One person has been airlifted with major injuries after a two-vehicle head-on crash in Anza this morning, Monday, Sept. 17. The wreck happened at the intersection of Bautista Road and Highway 371.

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California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire, and other emergency personnel, responded to the scene of the wreck about 7 a.m., after receiving reports of the collision. 911 Callers reported that a woman was trapped inside one of the vehicles and would need to be cut free from her destroyed sedan.

Twelve firefighters from three engine companies and a paramedic squad responded to the crash, Cal Fire spokesperson April Newman later explained in an incident report.

When officials arrived at the scene they found a newer, dark blue Chevy crew cab pickup truck and a white Cadillac sedan and both vehicles had sustained major front-end damage.

“The first arriving engine company reported a traffic collision with confirmed extrication,” said Newman.

Based on one of the victim’s injuries, within minutes of arriving at the scene officials requested an air ambulance and Mercy 3 was soon headed to the scene.

“One patient with serious injuries was transported by an air ambulance to an area hospital,” Newman updated at 8:45 a.m., nearly two hours after the accident was reported.

Witnesses at the scene later reported the female victim from the Cadillac, a well-known Anza local, suffered major injuries including a broken arm, broken ribs, and other traumatic injuries.

According to the victim’s family, she is doing well and should be going into surgery soon for her broken arm. Video taken by family members and later shared to social media showed the woman’s destroyed car, causing many to wonder how the victim survived the tremendous crash.

No information about the driver of the pickup truck was immediately available.

CHP has not yet released any information regarding this crash and their investigation is active and ongoing.

This is a developing story that will be updated as new information is available.

 

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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.