Pair dead after two-vehicle Hwy 44 crash

March 12, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have confirmed that two people were killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision that occurred on Hwy 44, near Bridge Creek Road and two miles east of the Lassen Park Entrance, early Thursday evening, March 11.

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California Highway Patrol and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 5:40 p.m. after receiving reports of the two-vehicle crash.

When officials arrived they found two wrecked vehicles, which were later described as a passenger sedan a Toyota pickup truck.

CHP has since confirmed that two people inside the passenger vehicle died in the crash, while the driver of the pickup truck was uninjured.

The victims’ names have not been released pending further investigation and notification of the pair’s families.

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During their subsequent investigation, CHP determined the vehicle driven by the deceased victims was traveling eastbound on Hwy 44 when they lost control on a curve, spun out into the oncoming lane of traffic, and smashed into the oncoming Toyota.

Although CHP’s investigation is continuing, officials have said that drug and/or alcohol intoxication were not believed to be contributing factors in the deadly crash.

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 (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.