Cassel rollover leaves 1 adult, 2 children hospitalized

CASSEL — Officials are at the scene of a solo-vehicle rollover crash that happened this afternoon, Friday, June 7. Two children and an adult were in the small SUV that overturned on Cassel Rd, about one mile south of Packway Materials and just north of Oak Dr.

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CHP and other area fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the crash about 2:40 p.m., after receiving a 911 call reporting a Kia Sorento that rolled off the highway and landed on its passenger side.

The 911 caller initially reported finding three children in the backseat, before updating that there were actually two children and an adult, and that all were in the backseat of the overturned SUV. The caller also reported the trio was possibly trapped inside the overturned vehicle.

When CHP arrived at the scene just minutes after the call was reported, the officer reported finding a Kia that was on its side and that good Samaritans had stopped at the scene and were assisting those involved in the crash. The officer also reported that all three victims were out of the vehicle, which ended up about 10 feet from the highway.

All three victims were eventually transported to an area hospital for treatment of unspecified, but non-life-threatening injuries.

At 2:50 p.m., Performance Towing was summoned to remove the wrecked vehicle and was still headed to the scene as of this report. CHP and other emergency personnel were expected to remain committed at the scene for about one more hour, while CHP finished their initial on-scene investigation and the vehicle was towed.

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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.