SR-299W re-opened after two-vehicle wreck near Douglas City
DOUGLAS CITY — CHP this morning is investigating the cause of a major injury traffic collision between at least two vehicles that happened on SR-299W near Lewiston Rd., between Douglas City and Lewiston.
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CHP and Trinity County Sheriff’s Department, along with Cal Fire and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the scene shortly before 9 a.m., after receiving reports of a wreck involving at least two vehicles, with one of the vehicles possibly on fire.
911 callers reported multiple victims, with at least one victim possibly trapped inside the wrecked vehicle. A caller also reported a truck that was blocking the highway, but it was not immediately known if that vehicle was involved in the wreck.
A CHP incident log indicated two fire vehicles arrived at the scene within ten minutes of the dispatched call and officials reported at least three victims involved in the crash.
Based on the severity of the victims’ injuries, officials requested additional resources, including an air ambulance, as well as more fire and rescue units to the scene. Officials also requested assistance from CalTrans, and asked for a sign truck to assist with traffic control.
Shortly before 9:40 a.m, CHP emergency dispatchers updated that air ambulance crews would not be available until around 12:30 p.m., and officials were working to locate another air ambulance service that was available.
At around 10:15 a.m., CHP updated that the roadway was partially re-opened and officials were using a “mini-pilot program” to get traffic moving again past the accident scene. CHP also advised that tow trucks headed to the area were being allowed to work their way past backed-up traffic by using the highway’s shoulder.
No further information about the accident or victims was immediately available and a call to CHP yielded no additional details as of this report.
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Trevor Montgomery, 47, moved last year 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 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.