Desert Hot Springs man, 83, fatally struck by car

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Authorities say an elderly pedestrian was killed in Desert Hot Springs when he was struck by a car on Dillon Rd. west of Johnson Rd., Monday morning, Sept. 21.

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Emergency personnel responded to the scene around 7 a.m., after receiving reports of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian.

When officials arrived they determined the victim had already succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the scene.

Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified the victim killed in the collision as James Blaise Briel, 83, of Desert Hot Springs.

A coroner’s release indicated Briel was pronounced deceased at 7:18 a.m.

CHP’s investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.

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Trevor Montgomery, 49, 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 30 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 18 grandchildren.

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