Injuries reported after solo-vehicle crash into tree in Hemet
HEMET, Calif., — Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a solo-vehicle crash after a driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a tree in front of the Shadow Canyon Apartments at 3030 W. Acacia Avenue in Hemet, between S. Sanderson Avenue and Kirby Street Sunday evening, Jan. 2.
Although an air ambulance was initially requested for the injured driver, the victim was eventually transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital after the crash.
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City of Hemet police and fire personnel were dispatched to the scene shortly before 8 p.m. after receiving reports of an unknown injury traffic collision.
When officials arrived, they found a silver Nisan Versa with heavy front-end damage in a ditch against a large tree near the apartment complex’s tennis courts.
An officer surveys the scene of a solo-vehicle crash that left one person injured in Hemet last night. Hemet Crime Society photo
Officials reported finding a sole victim with moderate injuries and requested an air ambulance to the scene after being advised that AMR had an extended ETA of 20 to 25 minutes.
However, when AMR was able to divert an ambulance to the scene sooner than expected, the airship was canceled and the victim was transported by ground ambulance to an area hospital for further treatment.
The victim’s current condition was not immediately available and Hemet PD’s collision investigation 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.