Sacramento pedestrian, 61, dies after struck by vehicle in Cathedral City
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif., — Authorities say a Sacramento man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle in Cathedral City Sunday evening, Nov. 7. The deadly accident happened on East Palm Canyon Drive, just east of Cree Road, according to officials.
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Cathedral City police and fire personnel were dispatched to the scene shortly after 7:30 p.m. after receiving reports of the accident.
When officials arrived they found a man down in the westbound lanes of East Palm Canyon with critical, life-threatening injuries. Despite life-saving efforts, the victim succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the scene.
A vehicle versus pedestrian accident that snuffed the life of a 61-year-old Sacramento man forced the hours-long closure of a Cathedral City intersection last night. KESQ News3 photo
The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has since identified Joseph Gonzalez-Lederer, 61, of Sacramento, as the pedestrian killed in the collision. A Coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 7:46 p.m.
Members of Cathedral City PD’s Traffic Team are investigating the collision and it is not yet known if drug or alcohol intoxication were contributing factors.
While officials worked at the scene they called for the temporary closure of both directions of East Palm Canyon, between Canyon Plaza and Golf Club. The roadway has since been reopened.
No other injuries were reported as a result of the accident.
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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.