Three hospitalized after Hemet head-on crash
HEMET — Three people are recovering after a major injury, head-on traffic collision late Monday evening, Sept. 17. The two-vehicle accident happened on Domenigoni Parkway, just west of State St., in Hemet.
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City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments, along with sheriff’s deputies and other emergency personnel, responded to reports of a head-on collision with injuries about 10:40 p.m., Hemet Fire Battalion Chief Kevin Kulhman later explained from the scene. 911 callers reported major injuries and that the victims were possibly trapped inside the two vehicles.
Firefighters spent about 15 minutes cutting three victims from two wrecked vehicles. John Strangis/RMG News photo
When officials arrived they found a dark-colored Volvo station wagon with two occupants and a grey Ford Taurus sedan with one occupant. Both vehicles were in the dirt median and had sustained heavy front-end damage. Firefighters soon determined all three occupants were trapped and would need to be cut free from the wrecked vehicles.
Firefighters used the “Jaws of Life” to cut away the vehicles and all three victims were extricated in about 15 minutes, according to Kulhman.
All three victims were eventually transported by ground ambulances to area trauma centers with injuries ranging from moderate to severe.
Officials are still working to determine if alcohol or drug intoxication were contributing factors in the crash.
Hemet PD is investigating the cause of 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.