Hwy 299 blocked after 2-vehicle rollover crash involving sedan & truck with 5th wheel trailer
UPDATED: Thursday, Oct. 11, 11:20 p.m., With road closure update.
HILLCREST — CHP is at the scene of a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision on SR-299 between the cities of Redding and Burney. The minor-injury accident has been reported between the Hillcrest Rest Area and Woodhill Dr., according to a CHP incident log.
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CHP’s log indicates the accident involves a two-door car and pickup truck pulling a 5th wheel trailer. According to the log, a woman is possibly trapped inside one of the two wrecked vehicles and both directions of travel on the rural mountain Hwy are blocked.
CHP, Cal Fire Shasta County, and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the scene about 9 p.m., after receiving reports of the two-vehicle crash.
911 callers reported that a female was trapped inside one of the involved vehicles and that vehicle parts and debris were scattered across the roadway and blocking both lanes.
When officials arrived they found a Ford F350 pickup truck and trailer overturned on their sides, blocking parts of the highway. A green Acura TL coupe was found against a nearby embankment.
Officials have not released any details about the nature and extent of the victims’ injuries, which have been described as minor, or if anyone has been transported for further treatment.
As of 10:30 p.m., a second tow truck was still headed to the location and CHP’s investigation is active and ongoing at the scene.
CHP updated at 11 p.m., that the eastbound lane of the highway had been reopened to traffic.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information is available.
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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.