Medical crisis leads to Mt. Shasta crashes that injured driver

MT. SHASTA, Calif. — Authorities say a man who suffered a medical emergency was injured after a series of collisions that ended with his vehicle underneath a pickup truck Monday afternoon, May 24. The victim was later transported to an area hospital for treatment of his unspecified medical crisis as well as injuries he sustained in the crashes that left several other vehicles damaged.

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City of Mount Shasta police and fire personnel were dispatched to N. Mt. Shasta Boulevard around 3:45 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of a vehicle that had been involved in several crashes, Mt. Shasta Police Department has since said.

When officers arrived they found a black 2018 Kia Forte partially underneath grey Dodge Ram pickup truck. Both vehicles sustained major damage from the collision.

Officials say a man suffered a medical crisis that led to a series of crashes in Mt. Shasta yesterday afternoon. Mt. Shasta Police Department photos

Officers found the driver of the vehicle, whose name has not been released, walking away from the scene of the crash and contacted him.

Officers immediately began treating the victim for his visible injuries sustained in the multiple collisions and continued providing medical aid until paramedics arrived. The man was then transported to Dignity Health Mercy Mount Shasta for treatment of his injuries.

During their subsequent investigation, officers determined the driver had been traveling northbound on N. Mt. Shasta Boulevard when he suffered a medical crisis. The medical emergency caused him to black out and lose control of his vehicle.

As the man’s car careened out of control it went over a sidewalk where it then struck a tree, followed by an unoccupied vehicle that was parked in the parking lot of Point S Tire Shop, between E. Hinckley and E. Field streets.

When Point S employees ran to the aid of the injured driver he woke up and drove away, according to officials; who said that as the man began to leave the scene he then suffered a second medical crisis that caused him to black out again.

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The driver’s sedan then plowed into a row of parked vehicles across the street from Brook’s Automotive, just north of Fee Road, about a mile from the scene of the first crashes.

Mt. Shasta PD acting Chief Robert Gibson today told SCNS that a total of six vehicles were damaged in yesterday’s crashes.

The Chief also said that due to the victim’s medical crisis no charges are expected and that drug and/or alcohol intoxication are not suspected to be contributing factors in the series of crashes.

Mt. Shasta PD’s collision investigation is ongoing.

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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.