Motorcyclist dies after crashing into pickup and trailer in Perris

PERRIS, Calif. — Authorities say a motorcyclist was killed after plowing into the back of a pickup truck towing a trailer and being ejected from his motorcycle Sunday evening, April 18. The deadly crash happened on Nandina Avenue, west of Brown Street.

Sunday’s fatal accident was the first of two deadly motorcycle related collisions in southwest Riverside County in the last three days. The other fatal, solo-vehicle accident happened in Riverside and killed a woman whose name has not yet been released.

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CHP and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 9:36 p.m. after receiving reports of the crash, CHP Officer Juan Quintero has since reported.

When the first CHP officer arrived they found the downed rider face down in the brush north of the roadway.

The officer immediately began life-saving efforts until Cal Fire-Riverside paramedics arrived and took over.

“Moments later, the male rider was pronounced deceased at the scene,” said Quintero.

During their preliminary investigation, CHP determined the rider, whose name has not yet been released, was riding a Harley Davidson Street Glide Special westbound on Nandina Avenue at a high rate of speed just before the crash.

As the speeding motorcycle approached Brown Street, the rider failed to slow down for a GMC pickup pulling a trailer, which had stopped on Nandina Avenue, facing in a westerly direction, preparing to turn south.

“The driver of the GMC felt an impact to the right of the trailer as the rider tried passing the GMC on the right,” Quintero described; adding, “The force of the collision caused the rider of the Harley Davidson to be ejected from its motorcycle.”

CHP’s Investigation is ongoing.

Anyone who may have witnessed this accident is encouraged to call CHP – Riverside’s Accident Investigation Unit at (951) 637-8000. 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.