Mother, 3 children hospitalized after solo-vehicle rollover with ejection near Old Station

May 16, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

OLD STATION, Calif. — A woman and three children were hospitalized after a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic accident near Old Station Friday afternoon, May 14. Two of the victims, including a mother and one of the children were life-flighted with major traumatic injuries after the crash, which happened on SR-44, about one mile east of SR-89.

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California Highway Patrol and other emergency perosonnel were dispatched to the scene around 1:15 p.m. after receiving multiple calls reporting the accident, according to a CHP incident log.

The 911 callers reported that a Ford SUV was found on its side and two people, including the woman and one of the teens, had possibly been ejected from the vehicle and were in the roadway, blocking the westbound lane of travel.

The callers also said citizens were trying to provide aid and comfort to the unconscious woman, described by one source familiar with the crash as being in her 30s, and three juveniles, described by the source as being 16, 13, and three-years-old.

Based on the severity of two of the victims’ injuries, two air ambulances were requested to the scene and both were later airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Redding for treatment of injuries described as major, according to CHP. The other two victims were airlifted to Mayers Memorial Hospital in Fall River Mills with minor injuries.

While officials worked at the scene they reported that both directions of travel were blocked. However, CHP reported the roadway was fully reopened as of 2:45 p.m.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation and officials have not released any further details regarding their ongoing investigation.

This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.

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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.