Man seen attempting to open car doors in Riverside traffic fatally struck
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say a pedestrian was killed after being struck by a large box truck in Riverside Wednesday morning, Sept. 15. According to officials, the man killed had been seen impeding traffic and attempting to open the doors of other vehicles before the fatal collision, which happened at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and El Padro Street.
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City of Riverside police and fire personnel were dispatched to the scene shortly after 10 a.m. after the City’s Public Safety Communication Center received a call reporting a traffic collision involving a pedestrian, according to department officials.
Officials found a man down in the roadway and he was rushed by ground ambulance to Riverside Community Hospital where, despite life-saving efforts, he later succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials have since identified Anthony Ramos, 36, of Riverside, as the man killed in the collision. A coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 10:49 a.m.
During their subsequent investigation, officers interviewed multiple witnesses, including the driver who struck the victim. Officers learned that a Peterbilt box truck, being driven by a 54-year-old Chino man, was traveling westbound on Arlington Avenue when Ramos walked into the street from the center median, directly into the path of the oncoming truck.
“Based on witness statements, the pedestrian was previously seen impeding traffic as he attempted to open passenger doors to moving vehicles,” officials have since reported; adding, “At this time it is unknown if drugs and/or alcohol were contributing factors.”
Anyone with further information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Riverside Police Department Traffic Detective Ryan Mchugh at (951) 826-8720 or [email protected].
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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.