Motorcyclist seriously injured in wreck near Burney’s Vista Point
BURNEY — A motorcyclist was seriously injured after a solo-vehicle crash earlier this evening, Tuesday Sept. 24. The crash happened along a winding section of SR-299E, near MM63, about a half-mile west of Burney Mountain Vista Point.
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Emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene of the crash at 9:52 p.m., after receiving reports of a motorcyclist that had crashed and was seriously injured. According to a CHP incident log, 911 callers reported the downed rider was unconscious but still breathing.
When officials arrived they found a wrecked motorcycle wedged underneath and between the guard rails along the southern, eastbound side of the two-lane mountain roadway. A 20-foot section of guardrail was damaged and pushed outward from the motorcycle’s impact.
Other motorists had stopped at the scene and were helping to direct traffic around the downed rider and wrecked motorcycle; parts of which were scattered across the roadway.
Based on the rider’s initially reported injuries an air ambulance was launched to the scene but it was not immediately known how or where the victim was transported for treatment of injuries that CHP’s log listed as major.
Although the crash caused the temporary closure of the eastbound side of the highway, westbound traffic was unimpeded.
The wrecked motorcycle, which appeared to be a Harley-Davidson style cruiser, was eventually un-wedged from between the guard rails and towed from the scene. CalTrans crews were notified so they could repair the damaged section of guard rail.
CHP is investigating the cause of the crash and their investigation is active and ongoing.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information is available.
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Trevor Montgomery, 48, 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 or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, (the now defunct) Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; 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 29 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.
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