Southwest RivCo area traffic enforcement operation yields 214 citations in just 4 hours
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities say a total of 225 vehicles were stopped with 214 citations being issued for a variety of traffic-related violations during a four-hour, multi-agency enforcement and education operation Wednesday morning, Nov. 10.
Officials say the operation was in response to the growing number of major injury and fatal traffic collisions throughout the area, including two recent fatal collisions that recently occurred on Railroad Canyon Road, the main thoroughfare connecting the Hemet/San Jacinto valley and Lake Elsinore.
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Several agencies, including Hemet, Murrieta, and Menifee police departments, the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station, and California Highway Patrol combined forces to conduct the high-visibility, joint-agency operation, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Brad Foster later said of the targeted enforcement. The targeted enforcement was conducted from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.
“The goal of the operation was to educate motorists and residents of the region that unsafe driving habits will not be tolerated and to help prevent traffic collisions,” the Sergeant explained. “To complete this goal, high-visibility enforcement was conducted throughout the cities of Hemet, Winchester, Menifee, Canyon Lake, and Lake Elsinore.”
Areas specifically targeted during the traffic education and enforcement operation included Domenigoni Parkway, Newport Road, and Railroad Canyon Road, between State Street and the I-15 freeway.
City of Menifee Sergeant Matt Bloch went on to explain that leadership from each of the involved agencies agreed to provide resources to the area in an effort to enforce and educate drivers on common violations leading to these types of collisions.
Officers conducted multiple traffic stops and educated drivers on a wide range of violations, including unsafe speed, cell phone usage, right of way violations, and multiple other violations involving unsafe driving habits.
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“As we enter into the holiday season, we want to remind drivers to stay focused on the road and be patient with one another,” Bloch explained; adding, “We will continue our efforts on driver safety ensuring families can celebrate the holidays together.”
Saying the involved agencies plan on conducting similar enforcement operations in the near future, Bloch also used the opportunity the remind area residents and all drivers of their responsibility to ensure they pay attention to the rules of the road.
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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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