Elderly woman & dog injured when struck by truck in Redding

REDDING, Calif. — An elderly pedestrian and her dog were injured when they were struck by a pickup truck last night, Wednesday April 21. The woman was pushing a small cart within a marked crosswalk when she and her dog were hit, according to officials. She was hospitalized after the accident, which happened in front of the Redding City Hall on W. Cypress Avenue near Civic Center Drive.

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City of Redding Police and Fire personnel were dispatched to the scene around 10 p.m. after receiving reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision. 

When officials arrived they found the injured pedestrian and her injured dog. The driver who struck the pair was also still at the scene.

The elder woman was transported to a local hospital, while her injured dog was picked up by animal control officers. The full extent of the victim’s or dog’s injuries was not immediately known; however the woman’s injuries did not appear to be life-threatening and she was expected to survive her injuries, according to officials at the scene.

Investigating officers determined the driver of a white Ford Ranger pickup truck was driving westbound on Cypress Avenue when they struck the woman, as she pushed a small cart across the roadway. She was using a marked crosswalk when she was hit.

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Redding PD’s collision investigation is ongoing and no further details have been released.

Anyone who may have witnessed this collision or has further information about the ongoing investigation is encouraged to contact Redding Police Department at (530) 225-4200. 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.