Wildomar man, 47, ID’d after deadly Murrieta crash

MURRIETA, Calif. — California Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the cause of a solo-vehicle crash in the unincorporated La Cresta area of Murrieta that killed a Wildomar resident last night, Tuesday, Oct. 27.

The deadly accident happened on Clinton Keith Rd., about one mile west of Calle Del Oso Oro, and just east of Cal Fire – Riverside’s Station 75.

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When emergency personnel arrived they found a heavily-damaged vehicle that went over the side of the roadway and overturned in heavy foliage. They discovered a victim trapped and requiring extrication.

Sadly, the victim perished at the scene, Cal Fire reported in a release after the accident.

Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified Fernando Zuniga Silva, 47, of Wildomar as the man killed in the crash. A coroner’s release has indicated Zuniga was pronounced deceased at the scene by medical personnel at 7:54 p.m.

CHP’s investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing.

Firefighters and other emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal crash that killed 47-year-old, Fernando Silva, of WIldomar. Riverside County News & alerts photo

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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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