Injuries reported after Hemet head-on crash
HEMET, Calif. — At least two people were injured in a head-on collision on Domenigoni Parkway just west of Sanderson Ave. early this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 25.
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City of Hemet police and fire personnel, along with AMR paramedics, were dispatched to the scene shortly after midnight, after receiving reports of a two-vehicle, head-on crash with possible entrapment.
Officers survey the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision that sent at least two people to the hospital with minor injuries early this morning. John Strangis/EN Media Productions photo
When officials arrived they found two wrecked vehicles, described as a red Hyundai Elantra and red Chevy S-10 pickup truck.
Both vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage and vehicle parts and debris were scattered across the roadway and dirt center median.
Although one person was trapped inside their wrecked vehicle, firefighters managed to quickly extricate the victim and began treating them for their injuries.
At least two were transported to a local hospital with injuries a firefighter at the scene described as minor.
Although beer cans were scattered across the road where the collision occurred, as of this report it was unknown if alcohol or drug intoxication were considered to be contributing factors in the collision.
Hemet PD is continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.
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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.