Arizona woman, 67, ID’d after fatal Desert Center rollover crash
DESERT CENTER, Calif. — Authorities say an elderly Arizona woman was killed in a solo-vehicle, rollover crash in Desert Center Wednesday evening, May 19. The deadly crash happened on the eastbound I-10, about one and a half miles east of Eagle Mountain Road, according to officials.
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California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire-Riverside and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the crash around 9:40 p.m. after receiving reports of a rollover accident with a vehicle on its side.
When officials arrived they confirmed one person had already succumbed to their injuries and passed away.
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified Guadalupe Medina-Marquez, 67, of Glendale, Arizona as the victim killed in the crash. A coroner’s release indicated the woman was pronounced deceased at 10 p.m.
It was not immediately known if the victim had been driving the vehicle that overturned or if she was a passenger in the vehicle.
Another victim was transported to an area hospital with injuries Cal Fire described as moderate.
CHP – Indio is continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.
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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.