Possible hit and run shears Montgomery Creek light pole
MONTGOMERY CREEK, Calif. — Authorities are at the scene of a possible hit and run after a vehicle plowed into a light pole in the unincorporated mountain community of Montgomery Creek.
The solo-vehicle crash, which sheered the light standard off at the base, happened along SR-299, near the chain up area just east of Big Bend Rd.
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CHP and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene of the crash at 4:56 p.m., after receiving reports of a vehicle that struck a light pole along the north, westbound side of the winding mountain highway, according to a CHP incident log.
The 911 caller told emergency dispatchers that after striking the pole and knocking it down to the ground, the driver who hit the pole continued driving and left the area.
CHP arrived at the scene a few minutes after the call was dispatched and confirmed finding a light pole sheared off at the base and down on the ground.
The officer reported the pole, which had fresh paint transfer on it from the vehicle that struck it, was not blocking the roadway, according to CHP’s log.
Officers then began searching for the involved vehicle, eventually locating a possible match parked a short distance away, on upper Woodhill Rd., just north of SR-299.
As of this article it was not known if the driver who left the scene did so in order to obtain cell signal to notify authorities regarding the crash, or if they intended to flee the scene of the accident without reporting it.
It was also not immediately known if the vehicle located on Woodhill was actually related to the accident.
The downed pole was not causing any significant delays for area residents and commuters, according to CHP.
No injuries have yet been reported related to the accident, which CHP is continuing to investigate at the scene.
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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.