Murrieta teen dead after solo vehicle crash
MURRIETA, Calif. — A 17-year-old was killed in a solo vehicle accident on Whitewood Road north of Mapleton Street, in Murrieta late Thursday evening, March 25.
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City of Murrieta Police and Fire personnel along with AMR were dispatched to the scene about 11:11 p.m. after the Murrieta Police Department Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls from citizens reporting a traffic collision.
When officials arrived they found the teenage boy unconscious and trapped inside the wrecked vehicle, according to the Murrieta Police Department.
The victim ultimately succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the scene, said officials; who added that the victim’s identity is being withheld due to his age.
During their subsequent investigation, officers determined the victim had been traveling northbound on whitewood Road when his vehicle left the roadway and smashed into a brick wall and a tree on the east side of Whitewood Road, according to Murrieta PD.
Officials have not yet specified if drug and/or alcohol intoxication, distracted driving, or excessive speed were considered to be contributing factors in the deadly accident.
Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Investigator Anthony Datil at (951) 461-6397. Callers can remain anonymous.
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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.