Motorcyclist killed when struck by car on Ortega Highway

April 26, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with another vehicle on the Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore Saturday April 24. The fatal accident happened along Highway 74, about one mile east of the Lookout Roadhouse, according to officials.

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California Highway Patrol and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 5:15 p.m. after receving reports of a vehicle accident involving a motorcyclist.

When officials arrived they found a rider down in the roadway and determined he had already succumbed to his injuries and passed away.

Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified the victim as Jeremy Bell, 50, of Garden Grove. A coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 5:27 p.m.

A witness later told CHP a small black sedan struck the motorcycle, causing the rider to be ejected onto the roadway. That witness also said a group of other motorcyclists were threatening the sedan’s driver after the fatal collision.

During their initial on-scene investigation, Highway 74 was closed in both directions, causing significant delays in travel times. The roadway was reopened several hours later.

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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.