Redding man arrested after New Year’s Eve DUI crash

January 1, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

REDDING, Calif. — Authorities say a man was arrested after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a Redding tree late New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31.

The DUI-related accident, which injured a passenger in the vehicle that crashed, happened in the area of Park Marina Drive and South Street, according to officials.

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City of Redding Police and Fire personnel were dispatched to the scene of the crash around 11:45 p.m., after receiving reports of a vehicle that crashed into a tree.

A driver and passenger were injured in a DUI crash that ended with the arrest of a Redding man late New Year’s Eve. KRCR News Channel 7 image

When officials arrived they found a small white sedan with heavy front-end damage that had plowed into a large tree along Park Marina Drive.

Two occupants from the vehicle were evaluated and treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The driver, Blaine Lentz, 30, of Redding, was later arrested for driving under the influence and booked into Shasta County Jail in Redding. His passenger declined further treatment and was released at the scene.

There were no other vehicles involved and no other injuries were reported.

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Redding PD’s investigation into the full cause of the crash is ongoing and no further details have been released.

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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.