Crash injures Redding officer after other motorist runs red light

December 24, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a City of Redding police officer sustained minor injuries after another motorist ran a red light and plowed broadside into the officer’s marked patrol SUV late Tuesday evening, Dec. 22.

The accident happened shortly after 11 p.m., at the intersection of California and South streets in downtown Redding.

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CHP, Redding PD, and other emergency personnel responded to the collision after the officer notified SHASCOM that his vehicle had just been struck by another car, officials have since said of the accident.

A Redding PD officer sustained minor injuries after another motorist ran a red light and plowed broadside into the officer’s patrol SUV. Redding PD photos

“CHP’s preliminary investigation revealed that a 21-year-old female driver ran a red light, striking Officer Lovelady’s patrol car broadside,” officials described.

The patrol car sustained major, driver’s side impact damage as well as two flat tires; however, the officer only suffered minor injuries.

“The … driver of the other vehicle was not injured and alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor in this collision,” said officials; adding that CHP’s 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.