One killed, one airlifted, after Aguanga head-on wreck

AGUANGA, Calif., — Authorities say a local man was killed in a two-vehicle, head-on crash early Tuesday morning, Nov. 23. A second victim was airlifted after the deadly crash, which occurred on Highway 79 South, about a half-mile east of Sage Road, in the unincorporated community of Aguanga.

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California Highway Patrol, Cal Fire – Riverside, and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene shortly before 5:30 a.m. after receiving reports of the early morning collision, according to a CHP incident log and a subsequent Cal Fire social media release.

When officials arrived they found two involved vehicles, described by one witness as a full-size Dodge Ram and smaller Nissan pickup truck, with vehicle parts and debris scattered across the two lane highway.

Despite life saving efforts, one of the drivers succumbed to their injuries and passed away at the scene. A second driver was airlifted to an area trauma center with injuries that Cal Fire later described as moderate.

The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office today identified David Land, 73, as the man killed in the collision. A Coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 5:50 a.m.

While officials worked at the scene they implemented one-way traffic control in an effort to ease congestion, although area residents reported significant delays in their travel times.

CHP’s investigation into the cause of the deadly crash is continuing.

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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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