Three injured, one seriously, after car plows into Jurupa Valley power pole

JURUPA VALLEY, Calif., — Three people were injured, including one who suffered major traumatic injuries, after a vehicle plowed head-on into a power pole in Jurupa Valley early Sunday morning, July 31. All three victims were hospitalized with injuries ranging from moderate to serious after the accident, that happened in the 8000 block of Mission Boulevard between Pyrite and Caleb streets, according to fire officials.

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CAL FIRE-Riverside County Fire Department and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene shortly before 2 a.m., according to a social media release from the agency.

Arriving officials found a solo-vehicle crash involving a car that had smashed into a power pole, sheering the pole and knocking it to the ground.

Firefighters are seen conducting a cut and rescue operation to free three victims from a car that smashed into a power pole early yesterday morning. CAL FIRE-Riverside photo

Firefighters found three injured and trapped victims, including one who required “extensive” extrication, CAL FIRE reported from the scene.

About an hour after the call was dispatched, firefighters managed to extricate all three victims, who were transported to area hospitals for further treatment of their injuries.

SoCal Edison later responded to the scene to replace the downed power pole and the wrecked vehicle was later towed from the location.

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While officials worked at the scene Mission Boulevard was closed for several hours between Pyrite and Caleb streets, but the roadway has since been reopened.

Alcohol and/or drug intoxication have not been ruled out as contributing factors and officials are still investigating the cause of the crash.

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Trevor Montgomery, 50, 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.

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