One dead, one injured after San Jacinto crash
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A San Jacinto man was killed and another person was injured after a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic collision that sheered a power pole early this morning, Sunday, Aug. 23.
The deadly crash, which is still under investigation, happened in San Jacinto on Ramona Blvd, just west of Lyon Ave.
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Deputies assigned to the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station, along with Cal Fire-Riverside firefighters and AMR personnel, were dispatched to the scene around 2 a.m., after receiving reports of a solo-vehicle rollover traffic collision.
911 callers reported the driver was unresponsive and trapped inside the mangled wreckage of the vehicle and that a power pole was sheered off at the base.
Firefighters discuss the circumstances that led to a deadly crash that killed one person and injured another early this morning. John Strangis/EN Media photo
When officials arrived they found a heavily-damaged, dark-colored coupe that was upside down in a field adjacent the roadway.
The driver’s side door of the vehicle, which was left unrecognizable by the crash, was smashed inward, leaving fire personnel and paramedics initially unable to access the two victims inside the car.
Once officials were able to get into the vehicle, they determined the driver had already succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
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A second person, the passenger from the car, was transported to an area hospital with unspecified injuries described by an officials at the scene as minor to moderate.
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified the victim killed in the crash as Isaac Cruz, 20, of San Jacinto. A coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at the scene at 2:09 a.m.
While officials worked at the scene they called for the temporary closure of Ramona Blvd, and the roadway remained closed for several hours until deputies concluded their initial, on-scene investigation.
This morning’s deadly crash left vehicle parts and debris, including parts of the car’s motor and rear, driver’s side wheel, spread throughout the field. John Strangis/EN Media photo
Although sheriff’s officials have not yet released any information regarding their ongoing investigation, evidence and statements from officials at the scene indicate Cruz was traveling on Ramona Blvd at an unknown speed when he lost control of his car, careened across the roadway, and knocked down a 45 mph speed limit sign before smashing broadside into the power pole.
The impact with the utility pole sheered it off at the base and caused the vehicle to overturn through a barbed wire fence before coming to rest upside down about forty to fifty feet into the field.
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Deputies are continuing to investigate the cause of this morning’s deadly crash and have not stated if alcohol or drug intoxication were believed to be contributing factors in the accident.
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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.