One dead, one injured, after motorcyclist hits dog in Burney

BURNEY — A motorcyclist was killed after hitting a dog in the small mountain community of Burney, about 35 miles east of Redding, Friday evening, June 14. A female passenger on the motorcycle sustained moderate injuries after the collision, which happened on Highway 299E, just west of Enterprise Dr.

According to a CHP incident log, the fatal accident happened shortly before 9:30 p.m., and was witnessed and called in by a deputy assigned to the Burney Mountain Sheriff’s Station.

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Within minutes of the crash, officials at the scene requested a second ambulance, which they soon upgraded to a Reach Air Ambulance; however, the air ambulance was cancelled after Langley succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the scene.

CHP has since reported the victims of the deadly crash, identified as 46-year-old Jon Langley and 43-year-old Tina Ascheman, were both from Magalia, about 140 miles south of Burney. It was not immediately known where the pair was headed to or coming from when the accident happened.

Although both of the motorcycle’s riders were wearing helmets at the time of the collision, Langley sustained fatal injuries from the crash, while Ascheman suffered moderate injuries, including significant lacerations to her legs. Ascheman was eventually transported by ground ambulance to Mayers Memorial Hospital for treatment of her injuries.

During their subsequent investigation, CHP determined Langley was driving his 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Highway 299E passing Enterprise Dr., when a dog ran from the northbound side of the highway directly into the motorcycle’s path. Both Langley and his passenger were thrown from the Harley onto the highway after striking the dog.

The dog struck by the motorcycle did not survive the collision, according to witnesses who stopped at the scene to help the victims of the accident. As of this report, officials were still working to determine who the dog belonged to and why it was running loose when it was hit by Langley’s motorcycle.

CHP has since reported that although their investigation is ongoing, they do not believe that alcohol or drug intoxication were contributing factors in the fatal collision.

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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.