Crushed between two trucks, one dead after Mead Valley crash
MEAD VALLEY, Calif. — One person was killed and two others were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle wreck involving a Riverside County Transportation Department vehicle Friday afternoon, Jan. 22.
The fatal collision happened in the area of Harvill Avenue and Rider Street, west of Interstate 215, in Mead Valley, according to officials.
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California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire-Riverside, and other emergency personnel were alerted and responded to the crash around 3 p.m.
When officials arrived they found three involved vehicles, described as an orange Riverside County Transportation Department pickup truck, a dark-colored sedan, and a red pickup truck.
The driver of a sedan was killed when three vehicles collided in Mead Valley yesterday afternoon. Loudlabs News photo
Officials found the sedan had been crushed between the two trucks, leaving the driver and sole-occupant critically injured and trapped inside their vehicle.
Paramedics determined the driver of the sedan sustained major injuries as a result of the collision and ultimately passed away at the scene.
The victim’s name has not been released pending notification of their family.
Both other drivers were injured and transported by ground ambulances to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley for further treatment. Their injuries were described as moderate.
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The ensuing investigation forced the temporary closure of northbound Harvill, which was reopened after the wrecked vehicles were cleared from the scene.
CHP’s investigation into the cause of the fatal crash remains under investigation.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.
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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 KRCR News Channel 7 and Mountain Echo in Shasta County, Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego 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.