Major injury crash on I-5 closes part of freeway
UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 16, 11:30 p.m.
See Original Story below.
LAKEHEAD — Officials are continuing to work at the scene of a major injury traffic collision between a van and a big-rig that happened on the southbound I-5 at Lakeshore Dr., north of Redding in Lakehead.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m., CHP updated that the involved vehicles had been removed from the freeway and just before 11 a.m. reported that all lanes that had been blocked had re-opened.
According to a CHP incident log, a dog was killed in the crash and officials had requested animal control for the deceased animal.
No updates or information regarding the person injured in the crash were available and CHP is continuing to work at the scene of the crash.
Original Story: Major injury crash on I-5 closes part of freeway
LAKEHEAD — Authorities are at the scene of a major injury traffic collision involving a van that smashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer combo in Lakehead, north of Redding. According to a CHP incident log, the crash happened on southbound I-5 at the Lakeshore Dr. off ramp.
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CHP and other emergency personnel were first alerted to the accident at 8:13 a.m., when calls reporting the crash began pouring in. 911 callers reported that a Ford van plowed into the back of a big-rig, leaving at least one person seriously injured and trapped inside the vehicle. Callers also reported the slow lane and exit were blocked and that traffic was beginning to back up behind the wreck.
Officials began arriving at the scene within minutes, at which time CHP requested a traffic break at Riverview Dr. and began diverting traffic around the scene of the accident.
Just before 9 a.m., CHP updated that the number three lane and Lakeshore exit of the freeway had been closed and firefighters were working desperately to free the injured victim from the van.
As of this report, no further details were known or available and officials were continuing to work at the crash site.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information is available.
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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.
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