San Jacinto boy, 15, riding off-road motorcycle on city streets killed in three-vehicle crash

November 21, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a teen riding an off-road motorcycle on city streets in San Jacinto was killed in a three-vehicle crash when he plowed into the back of a passenger vehicle Friday afternoon, Nov. 19. That initial crash caused a second collision when the impact caused the car to collide with an SUV.

The deadly accident, which sent one of the other involved drivers to the hospital with minor injuries, occurred at the intersection of Lake Park Drive and Soboba Road, according to officials.

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California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire – Riverside, and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 12:10 p.m. after receiving reports of a three-vehicle collision involving a motorcyclist and two other vehicles, CHP Officer E. Nunez has since reported.

When officials arrived they found an off-road motorcycle down in the southbound lanes of Soboba Road with its critically injured rider down in the roadway nearby. Officials also found two other involved vehicles, described as a 2018 Honda Accord being driven by a 72-year-old woman and a 2020 Jeep Rubicon being driven by a 74-year-old man.

Paramedics found the young and unlicensed motorcyclist had sustained major, blunt force trauma and began life-saving efforts. The teen was then rushed to Riverside University Health System Medical Center in Moreno Valley where he later succumbed to his injuries and passed away.

The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has since identified Carlos Munoz, 15, of San Jacinto, as the teen killed in the collision. A Coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 1:02 p.m.

During their subsequent investigation, CHP determined Munoz was traveling northbound on Soboba Road at an estimated speed of 50 mph when he crashed into the back of a northbound Honda Accord, Nunez explained.

The impact of that collision caused the woman’s Honda to veer forward and to the left, directly into the path of an oncoming Jeep, where those two vehicles collided head-on.

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The driver of the Honda, who suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash, was transported to Hemet Valley Hospital as a precaution, Nunez said; adding that the Jeep’s driver was not injured in the collision.

CHP’s investigation is active and ongoing and no further details have been released.

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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.