Bicyclist pulling cart becomes stuck on Redding RR tracks, struck by train

October 12, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a woman riding a bicycle pulling an attached cart who ignored the flashing railroad signs and cross arms was struck by a slow moving train and suffered minor injuries after her bike and cart became struck on the railroad tracks.

The slow-speed collision, which happened earlier this afternoon, Oct. 12 at the railroad crossing at Shasta St., just west of Center St., caused a 45 minute delay for the train and forced the train to block several intersections through the downtown area while officials investigated the cause of the accident. The multiple roads blocked by the stopped train have since been re-opened.

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City of Redding Police and Fire departments were dispatched to the scene around 1:53 p.m., after receiving reports of a train that struck a pedestrian, Redding Police Sgt. Montgomery has since said of the accident.

When emergency personnel arrived they found the stopped train and located Kimberly Stanley, 54, of Redding, next to the railroad tracks.

Witnesses say a transient on a bicycle pulling an attached cart was struck by an oncoming train after her cart became stuck on the railroad tracks. Courtney Kreider/KRCR image

During their subsequent investigation, officers learned that even though she saw the approaching train, Stanley ignored the flashing railroad signs and cross arms and attempted to continue westbound on Shasta St. across the railroad tracks with her bicycle and attached cart.

While attempting to cross the railroad tracks and with the train bearing down on her, Stanley’s cart became stuck on the tracks.

“As the train approached, she attempted to pull the cart free to no avail,” Sgt. Montgomery later said in a social media release; adding, “The slow-moving train collided with the shopping cart …(and)… the shopping cart struck Stanley in the leg.”

Stanley, who sustained a leg injury and had other complaints of pain, was evaluated and treated at the scene by paramedics. She declined further treatment and was released from the scene, according to Sgt. Montgomery, who used the opportunity to remind area residents to obey all traffic signals and crossing arms.

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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.