Riverside man, 82, dies after struck by pickup truck
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — An elderly man was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck in Riverside early Tuesday evening, Feb. 2. The victim was struck while trying to cross Indiana Avenue, just west of Jefferson Street. Tragically, he was only about 250 feet from the nearest marked crosswalk when he was fatally struck, according to officials.
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Riverside Police and Fire personnel along with AMR and other emergency responders were dispatched to the scene around 6 p.m., after receiving reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle.
When officers arrived they found the victim down in the roadway and immediately began CPR. The man had been knocked out of his shoes by the impact and sustained critical injuries. Officers continued life-saving measures until firefighters and paramedics arrived and took over.
Despite their efforts, the victim succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the scene.
An 82-year-old Riverside man was knocked out of his shoes and died at the scene after he was struck while attempting to cross Indiana Avenue, within a few hundred feet of a marked crosswalk. Johnny Lopez/Lone Wolf Media photo
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified Luis Torres, 82, of Riverside, as the pedestrian killed in the collision. A coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 6:10 p.m.
Officers found the driver near his white Ford Ranger pickup truck, which had sustained significant front-end damage from the impact with the victim.
Officers interviewed the man, who was “clearly shaken” but had remained at the scene, according to witnesses. He was cooperative with Riverside PD’s investigation and willing to answer all their questions regarding the fatal accident. He was not arrested and later released from the scene.
Based on the circumstances, members of Riverside PD’s Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) responded to the location and ultimately assumed the investigation.
Johnny Lopez – of Lone Wolf Media, who filmed the aftermath of the “tragic accident” – later said, “This is just another sad reminder to be careful when crossing the street, and to be sure to use pedestrian crosswalks.”
“There have been multiple recent pedestrian accidents in Riverside, many of which were caused by people attempting to cross the road in unmarked locations where drivers not expecting them,” Lopez continued; while reminding motorists to drive the posted speed limit and to always watch for pedestrians crossing the street in unmarked locations.
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While officers worked at the scene and investigated the crash, they called for the temporary closure of Indiana Avenue between Jefferson Street and Detroit Drive. The roadway remained closed for several hours before being reopened.
Riverside PD’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 (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network.
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.