San Jacinto pursuit ends with Beaumont I-10 crash
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities say a stolen vehicle pursuit that began in San Jacinto and ended with a crash into several vehicles in Beaumont ended with a transient felon’s arrest Saturday morning, April 10.
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Deputies with the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station spotted a stolen vehicle around 10:30 a.m. and initiated a pursuit when the suspect refused to stop for officers’ lights and sirens, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant J. Wade Lenton later said of the incident and arrest.
The driver, since identified as Noel Avalos, a 28-year-old San Jacinto area transient, fled from deputies in an extremely reckless manner, without regard for the safety of pursuing officials and other citizens.
Noel Avalos, a 28-year-old San Jacinto transient, was arrested after leading officials on a pursuit that traveled from San Jacinto to Beaumont, where the alleged suspect crashed into several cars on I-10. RSO booking photo
The pursuing deputies discontinued the chase about five minutes later, once a Sheriff’s helicopter was in place to follow the suspect, according to Lenton.
The helicopter continued following the fleeing man into the Beaumont area until a California Highway Patrol officer assumed the pursuit as the stolen vehicle headed westbound on Interstate 10, east of Oak Valley Parkway.
“The CHP officer chased the vehicle until it collided with several civilian vehicles on Interstate 10,” said Lenton.
It was not immediately known if any citizens were injured in the collision.
Avalos was taken into custody without further incident and later turned over to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for the criminal investigation and booking.
Avalos was later booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility for felony evading, vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, and parole violations.
Online jail records indicate Avalos remains in custody, where he is being held without bail.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to call the San Jacinto Sheriff Station by calling (951) 766-2400. Callers can refer to incident file number SB21100004 and 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.
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