Driver uninjured after plowing into Hemet tree
HEMET — A driver escaped serious injury but the vehicle she was driving was totaled after the woman reportedly lost control, jumped a curb, and plowed head-on into a large tree in Hemet this morning, Sunday, March 24. The minor-injury crash happened on E. Menlo Ave., west of Buena Vista St.
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City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments, along with AMR and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the scene around 10:40 a.m., after receiving reports of the solo-vehicle crash. 911 callers reported the driver was still sitting inside the wrecked SUV and could not tell if the woman was injured.
When officials arrived, they found the victim’s family had already arrived at the scene. Family members had already moved the vehicle off the sidewalk and away from the tree; however, the vehicle sustained major front-end damage and could not be driven any further.
Paramedics evaluated the driver, who reported a bump to her head and other minor complaints of pain, but was otherwise uninjured. She did not require further treatment and was not transported.
Officers investigating the cause of the crash learned the driver was on her way to get gas when she made a left turn onto Menlo, lost control, and drove over the curb and smashed into the tree.
Hemet PD’s investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
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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.