Officials investigating solo-vehicle rollover in Hemet neighborhood

HEMET — Officials are investigating the cause of a solo-vehicle, rollover accident, after a motorist hit a parked car, causing her vehicle to overturn Wednesday afternoon, March 27. Yesterday’s crash happened in the 2000 block of Begonia Ct., inside a small Hemet residential neighborhood, northwest of W. Johnston and S Lyon avenues.

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City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments, along with other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the crash around 4 p.m., after receiving reports of a motorist who had struck another car, causing her vehicle to overturn onto its side. 911 callers reported the woman was possibly injured and trapped inside her overturned vehicle.

When officials arrived they found a brown Honda CRV on its side, with all occupants already out of the overturned vehicle.

When officials arrived at the scene of yesterday’s single-vehicle crash, they found a Honda CRV on its side. Timothy Franzese/Public Safety Incidents photo

Fire and rescue personnel evaluated the driver and determined she was uninjured, but showed possible signs of impairment. Officers later conducted a field sobriety test to determine if the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. However, their findings were not immediately known and it was not clear if the woman was arrested or released.

During their subsequent investigation, officers determined the driver, who has not been publicly identified, was traveling northwest on Begonia Ct. when she attempted to negotiate a left turn at an “L” intersection and lost control of her SUV.

Despite the neighborhood’s posted 25 mph speed limit, the Honda careened out of control before striking a silver, Volvo convertible that was parked in front of a residence. The impact and vehicle’s speed caused the woman’s SUV to overturn onto its side.

There were no injuries reported as a result of the crash and Hemet PD’s investigation is still ongoing at this time.

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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.