UPDATE: Moreno Valley victim, 36, ID’d after deadly SR-60 crash
UPDATED: Tuesday, March 9, 2:43 p.m., With coroner’s release of information.
Originally Published: Sunday, March 7, 1:43 p.m.
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say a man was killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision involving a tractor-trailer combo and an SUV in Moreno Valley early Saturday morning, March 6.
Officials have said that excessive speed was a contributing factor in the deadly accident, which happened on the eastbound SR-60, approximately one-half mile west of Frederick Street/Pidgeon Pass.
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CHP-Riverside, Cal Fire-Riverside, and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 2:42 a.m. after receiving reports of the collision, CHP Officer Juan Quintero has since reported.
When officials arrived they found a heavily-damaged, white, 2018 Maserati SUV over the side of the freeway and down an embankment. The SUV’s front end was found resting against a tree and the vehicle’s roof had nearly been torn completely off.
The roof of a Maserati was nearly sheared completely off when it plowed into the back of a tractor-trailer combo on SR-60 in Moreno Valley early Saturday morning. The 36-year-old, Moreno Valley driver later died from injuries sustained in the collision. RVC News photos
The driver and sole occupant of the Maserati was found unconscious but breathing and was “severely injured,” Quintero described.
He was eventually extricated from the wrecked Maserati and transported to Riverside University Health System (RUHS) Medical Center in Moreno Valley, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified Timothy Carr, 36, of Moreno Valley, as the driver of the Maserati who was killed in the collision. A coroner’s release indicated Carr was pronounced deceased by hospital staff at 3:17 a.m.
The driver of the semi-truck involved in the collision was found a short distance away, parked on the right shoulder at the Pigeon Pass Road off-ramp, according to Quintero; who said the big rig driver was cooperating with CHP’s investigation.
During their subsequent investigation, Quintero said officers located evidence at the scene that suggested the Maserati was traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed in the number four lane just prior to the collision. The tractor-trailer combo was also traveling eastbound in the number three lane, just ahead and to the left of the oncoming Maserati.
“For reasons still under investigation, the driver of the Maserati steered his vehicle to the left and struck the right rear of the semi-trailer,” Quintero explained; adding, “The force of the impact separated the roof of the Maserati, and was torn open to the rear seating area.”
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CHP has not yet said if distracted driving or alcohol/drug intoxication were considered to be contributing factors in the fatal crash and their investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with further information or who witnessed the collision and has not yet provided a statement to contact CHP’s Accident Investigation Unit at (951) 637-8000. Callers can refer to incident file number 210306IN00126 and can remain anonymous.
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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.
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