Hemet pedestrian recovering after hit by pickup

December 16, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET — A man who was crossing a Hemet street was injured after he was struck by a pickup truck Sunday evening, Dec. 15. Although officials investigating last night’s collision have not specified if the victim was using a marked crosswalk when he was hit near the intersection of Florida Ave. and Lyon Ave., witnesses and the driver who hit the man stated the victim was attempting to cross the street away from the intersection and the nearest crosswalks.

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City of Hemet Police and Fire departments, along with AMR and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the scene around 8:30 p.m., after several witnesses called 911 to report the crash, which happened in front of the Valero Gas Station.

A Hemet Fire Battalion Chief was first to arrive at the scene just moments after the accident was reported and updated that the victim was still down in the roadway. The Chief updated that the man, who had been using a cane while crossing the street, was conscious and alert but required medical treatment.

An older man using a cane was hospitalized after a pickup truck struck him while he was crossing a busy Hemet street last night. John Strangis/EN Media photo

When officers arrived they located a black Dodge Ram with minor damage to the driver’s side headlight that had struck the pedestrian. The driver and several occupants from the vehicle remained at the scene and were cooperating with the collision investigation.

According to witnesses at the scene, the driver reportedly told investigating officers that she was driving when she “heard a thud” and realized she had hit a pedestrian who had been crossing in the middle of the road.

AMR medics treated the victim at the scene before transporting him to Riverside University Health System in Moreno Valley with moderate unspecified injuries.

Hemet PD is continuing to investigate the cause of the collision and their investigation is ongoing.

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Trevor Montgomery, 48, moved in 2017 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 16 grandchildren.