Motorcyclist hospitalized after two-vehicle Elsinore crash

LAKE ELSINORE — A motorcyclist was hospitalized after colliding with a passenger car in Lake Elsinore early Wednesday morning, July 31. The crash happened at the intersection of Railroad Canyon Rd. and Tassel Way, according to officials.

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Deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station, along with other Cal Fire and other emergency personnel, responded to the scene shortly before 5:30 a.m., after receiving reports of the collision, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Steve Jimenez later reported.

When officials arrived they found a downed and injured motorcyclist who was transported to Inland Valley Medical Center, where he received treatment for his unspecified injuries.

Members of Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Traffic Team responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. Traffic Team members determined the motorcyclist had been traveling southbound on Railroad Canyon when he collided with a Honda Civic, which was making a left turn onto Railroad Canyon from eastbound Tassel Way. 

Officials have not yet determined if alcohol or drug intoxication were contributing factors in the crash.

Several lanes in both directions of Railroad Canyon Road were closed for nearly four hours while officials investigated the cause of the the collision. Their investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about the collision is encouraged to contact Deputy Foster at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station Department at (951) 245-3300. Callers can refer to incident file number L192120017 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.

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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 currently writes for or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, the (now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Hemet & San Jacinto 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.