Two critically injured after rollover crash into tree in Rubidoux

RUBIDOUX, Calif., — Two people were critically injured and remain hospitalized after a rollover crash with ejection late Thursday evening, Aug. 26. Officials say speeding is suspected in the major-injury crash, which happened on Mission Inn Avenue, just east of Crestmore Road in the community of Rubidoux.

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Deputies assigned to the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station, along with Cal Fire-Riverside and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the scene around 11 p.m. after receiving reports of a solo-vehicle rollover crash with ejection, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Javier Morando and fire officials have since reported.

When officials arrived they found an overturned SUV against a tree and soon located a victim on the ground who had been ejected from the vehicle. Officials also found a second victim trapped inside the SUV and began a cut and rescue operation to free the critically injured victim.

Firefighters work at the scene of a major-injury rollover with ejection that left two people critically injured. Loudlabs News photos

Both patients were eventually rushed via ground ambulances to area hospitals. Their conditions have been described as critical, with one undergoing immediate surgery upon arrival at the hospital, according to Morando.

Members of the Jurupa Valley Station’s Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and assumed the investigation and both directions of Mission Blvd between Crestmore Rd. and Mount Rubidoux Dr. were closed for the duration of the investigation.

During their preliminary investigation, deputies determined the SUV “may have been traveling at a high rate of speed, lost control and collided with a curb, then a palm tree, leaving the roadway and rolling down an embankment,” Morando described.

“At this time, it is unknown if alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in the collision,” the Sergeant explained, saying the investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.

Anyone with information about this investigation is encouraged to call Deputy Nancarrow at the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station at (951) 955-2600 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department at (951) 776-1099. Callers can refer to incident file number JV212380192 and can remain anonymous.

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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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