Big rig damages one of Burney’s two traffic signals

March 6, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

BURNEY — One of the town’s two Main St. stop lights was destroyed when a big-rig struck part of it, knocking it down earlier today, Wednesday, Mar. 6.

Although it was not immediately known if the accident happened when a tractor-trailer combo left the roadway or turned too sharply at the intersection, the traffic signal by the USA gas station at the intersection of Main St. and Mountain View Rd. was left damaged and non-operable, according to a CHP incident log.

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A CHP officer alerted emergency dispatchers regarding the accident shortly after 3:30 p.m., and reported that a big rig took out one of the intersection’s traffic control standards while traveling eastbound on 299E. CHP reported that after knocking part of the pole down, the truck stopped on 299E, east of the intersection.

CHP summoned CalTrans to the scene and requested them to bring hard signs to assist with temporary traffic control until the light standard is able to be replaced and the traffic lights repaired.

A CHP incident log indicated the truck driver was uninjured in the solo-vehicle accident and Cal Trans updated they were headed to the scene just before 4 p.m.

Contacted for further details, CHP could provide no estimate as to when the signal might be repaired.

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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.