Mead Valley accident leaves pedestrian dead

MEAD VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say a male was fatally struck while riding across a Mead Valley roadway Saturday evening, Aug. 14. Various conflicting reports indicate the victim was either riding a skateboard or child’s Razor-style scooter when he was struck by a pickup truck in the 20200 block of Old Elsinore Road, between Cedar Street and Palm Lane, according to officials.

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California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 8:36 p.m. after receiving reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle.

Officials are seen photographing damage to a Toyota after the pickup truck was involved in a fatal traffic collision in Mead Valley last night. LoudLabs News photo

When officials arrived they found the male victim down in the middle of the roadway and a dark-colored Toyota Tundra with significant front-end damage stopped nearby. The victim, whose name and age have not been released, succumbed to his injuries and paramedics pronounced him deceased at the scene.

While officers interviewed the Toyota driver, witnesses reported that the victim was either riding a scooter or skateboard when he rode into the oncoming path of the Toyota and was fatally struck.

During the subsequent collision investigation, CHP called for the temporary closure of Old Elsinore Road from Cedar Street to Palm Lane, but the roadway has since re-opened.

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

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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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