UPDATE: Menifee motorcyclist, 36, ID’d after deadly crash
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 10, 2:05 p.m., With coroner’s release of information.
MENIFEE, Calif. — A local motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Menifee Monday evening, May 8. The deadly accident, which forced the hours-long closure of Newport Road, happened between Bradley and Winterhawk roads, according to officials.
Area resident Jay Soto, who said the fatal crash happened directly in front of her and her son as they drove past the Newport Plaza, later wrote on social media, “(I) watched this man die tonight.”
“(It was) truly heartbreaking,” Soto wrote; adding that she was praying for the deceased rider as well as his family.
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City of Menifee Police and Fire personnel were dispatched to the scene around 6:49 p.m. after receiving reports of a vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and other vehicle.
When officials arrived they found the critically injured motorcyclist down in the roadway. The rider’s orange and black sport bike was found nearby.
Depite life-saving efforts, the motorcyclist succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the scene.
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified Charles Hannem, 36, of Menifee, as the motorcyclist killed in the collision.
A coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 6:55 p.m.
Members of Menifee PD’s Traffic Reconstruction Team were summoned to the scene and have assumed the investigation into the fatal collision.
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During their subsequent investigation, officials called for the temporary closure of Newport Road, between Bradley and Winterhawk roads.
Menifee PD is continuing to investigate the cause of the deadly crash and have not released any further information.
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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 and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
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.