Woman, 56, killed in Palo Cedro head-on crash ID’d
UPDATED: Thursday, Dec. 10, 8 a.m., With coroner’s release of information.
Originally Published: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 10:54 p.m.
PALO CEDRO, Calif. — One person was killed and another was injured after a two-vehicle head-on collision in the area of Deschutes Road and Hwy 44 in Palo Cedro Wednesday morning, Dec. 9.
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CHP and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 7 a.m., after the major-injury accident was reported.
When officials arrived they found two heavily damaged vehicles, including a sedan and pickup truck, with vehicle parts and debris scattered throughout the roadway.
A woman who had been driving the sedan sustained critical injuries and was rushed to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for further treatment. However, despite life-saving efforts the woman succumbed to her injuries and passed away.
Shasta County Chief Deputy Coroner Lieutenant Stonehouse has since identified the woman as 56-year-old, Betsy Lynn Carver, of Palo Cedro.
“The decedent’s next-of-kin has been notified and the postmortem examination will be
scheduled,” said Stonehouse.
The driver of the pickup sustained minor injuries, according to CHP. It was not immediately known if the man was hospitalized.
During their subsequent investigation, CHP determined Carver had swerved into oncoming traffic, hitting the pickup truck head-on.
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The accident caused significant delays on Deschutes Road, while officials investigated the cause of the collision and removed the two vehicles and other debris from the roadway.
At the time of this report, CHP was still working to determine why Carver swerved into oncoming traffic, and had not yet determined if intoxication, distracted driving, or a medical crisis may have led to the collision.
Their investigation is ongoing.
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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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