Riverside pedestrian, 67, killed when struck by driver who fled scene
RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say an elderly man was killed while crossing a Riverside street by a driver who then fled the scene early Tuesday evening, Nov. 16.
No suspects have been identified in the fatal hit and run, which occurred in the area of Indiana Avenue and Monroe Street, and officials have asked that anyone who may have information about the suspect or their vehicle to contact them.
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City of Riverside police and fire personnel were dispatched to the scene around 5:50 p.m. after receiving reports of a hit and run traffic collision involving a pedestrian, Riverside PD has since reported.
When officials arrived at the scene they found an adult male in the roadway with major traumatic injuries. The victim was treated at the scene before being rushed to Riverside Community Hospital with critical injuries. Despite life-saving measures, the victim succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office today identified Riley Froom, 67, of Riverside, as the victim killed in the collision. A Coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 6:34 p.m.
Members of Riverside PD’s Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.
MAIT’s preliminary findings indicate that Froom had entered the roadway from the north-curb of Indiana Avenue and was crossing the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle traveling east on Indiana Avenue, according to officials; who added, “Based on witness statements, the pedestrian was outside the crosswalk at the time of the collision.”
The driver of the vehicle, which officials have not yet provided any description of, failed to stop or render aid to the mortally injured victim and fled the scene.
MAIT officers are continuing to search for information about the hit and run driver and have said that at this time, it is unknown if drugs and/or alcohol intoxication were contributing factors in the fatal collision.
Anyone with information regarding this accident or who knows the identity and/or whereabouts of the driver who fled the scene is urged to contact Riverside Police Department Traffic Detective Ryan Mchugh at (951) 826-8720 or by email.
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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.