Two hospitalized after Hemet crash
HEMET — Two people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Hemet yesterday evening, Thursday, Nov. 22. The injury collision happened at the intersection of W. Florida and Sanderson avenues.
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City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments, along with other emergency personnel, responded to the scene shortly after 10:30 p.m., after receiving reports of the crash. 911 callers reported one victim was possibly ejected and down in the roadway and the other was unresponsive and possibly trapped inside the mangle wreckage of her car, which brought a swift response from officers, who arrived in the area within one minute of the dispatched call.
Firefighters work at the scene of a collision involving a cut and rescue operation to free a trapped driver. Timothy Franzese/Public Safety Incidents photo
When officials arrived they found a Toyota sedan and Dodge Ram pickup truck in the intersection. Vehicle parts and debris were scattered throughout the intersection and both vehicles had sustained major damage.
The victim reported to be in the roadway had already been moved out of the lanes of traffic and the driver of the sedan was confirmed trapped. Firefighters quickly set up the “Jaws of Life” to perform a cut and rescue operation to free the trapped and injured woman.
Both victims were eventually transported to University Health Care System in Moreno Valley for further evaluation and treatment, and the full nature and extent of their injuries was not immediately known.
While officials worked at the scene they called for the temporary closure of part of the intersection, and the roadway was re-opened a short time later after the wrecked vehicles were towed from the scene.
Hemet PD is investigating the cause of the 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, 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.