DUI & speeding into oncoming traffic, Perris motorcyclist killed
MENIFEE, Calif. — Authorities say an intoxicated and speeding motorcyclist who was riding on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic was killed in a head-on collision with a pickup truck in Menifee Saturday evening, Oct. 31.
The impact caused the truck to overturn, at which time a second motorcyclist, who was also intoxicated, according to Menifee PD, began beating the injured and incapacitated pickup driver.
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City of Menifee Police and Cal Fire – Riverside personnel were dispatched to the area of Goetz Rd., south of Goldenrod Ave./McLaughlin Rd. around 6:25 p.m., after receiving reports of a rollover traffic collision involving a pick-up truck and motorcycle, Menifee PD and Cal Fire have since reported.
911 callers also reported that a second motorcyclist, “who was determined to have been accompanying the deceased male as they rode together on separate motorcycles,” according to officials, was attacking and beating the driver of the pickup truck involved in the collision.
When officials arrived they located a man down in the roadway with major injuries, who had already succumbed to his injuries and passed away prior to officials’ arrival, according to a Cal Fire release.
“He was determined to be the motorcycle rider and was pronounced deceased at the scene,” said Menifee PD.
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified Christopher Von Moos, 45, of Perris, as the motorcyclist killed in the collision. A coroner’s release indicated Von Moos was declared deceased ten minutes after the crash, at 6:35 p.m.
“Officers also located the male driver and lone occupant of the pick-up truck inside his overturned vehicle,” said officials.
Based on witness statements and evidence located at the scene, officers determined the already injured driver of the pick-up truck sustained additional injuries as a result of being beaten by the second motorcycle rider, since identified as 33-year-old, Blake Allen Anderson, of Menifee.
In addition to being treated for injuries sustained in the initial crash as well as his subsequent beating, “the driver of the pick-up truck was evaluated for intoxication and was determined to have no impairment,” said officials.
The pickup truck driver was later transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital with injuries described by Cal Fire as serious.
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During their preliminary investigation, officers interviewed numerous witnesses and determined that Von Moos, the motorcyclist killed in the collision, was driving a 1996 Harley Davidson southbound on Goetz Rd. just before the deadly accident.
“Von Moos was riding on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic when he collided with the pick-up truck, which was traveling lawfully northbound on Goetz Rd.” officials described; adding, “The force of the impact … caused the pick-up truck to overturn.”
Due to attacking the injured pickup truck driver, whose name has not been released, Anderson was arrested for various charges, including assault and battery and driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Menifee PD officials; who said “It appears speed and intoxication will be factors in this collision.”
Menifee PD’s accident investigation is ongoing and anyone with additional information related to the collision is urged to contact Sergeant Matt Bloch at (951) 723-1690, or the Menifee Police Department office line at (951) 723-1500.
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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.