Hit and run shears Redding power pole

REDDING, Calif. — Officials are searching for the driver of a vehicle who fled the scene after smashing into a utility pole in Redding early Thursday morning, January 28. The crash, which sheared the pole near its base, happened during heavy rain in the area of Cypress Ave. and Bechelli Ln.

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Redding Police and Fire personnel responded to the scene just after 1 a.m., after receiving reports of a vehicle that struck a utility pole, Redding Police Corporal Jon Sheldon said after the hit and run.

Officials say a driver struck a power pole in Redding, shearing it off at the base, before fleeing the scene. RPD photo

When officers arrived they found a white Honda Civic that had crashed into and sheared a power pole. The driver who hit the pole had fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival.

Redding Electric Utility was summoned to the location to replace the sheared pole and fix any power lines that were damaged in the collision.

Bechelli Ln. at Cypress Ave. was closed while the needed repairs were made and they remained at the scene for several hours.

No further information was released regarding Redding PD’s investigation, which is active and ongoing.

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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.

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