Bicycle rider, 7, ID’d after fatally struck by truck in San Jacinto

UPDATED: Saturday, Jan. 8, 11:03 a.m., With release of Coroner’s information.

Originally Published: Thursday, Jan. 6, 10:18 a.m.

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a young bicyclist has died after being run over by a commercial pickup truck and trailer in a residential San Jacinto neighborhood yesterday morning, Wednesday, Jan. 5.

The deadly accident happened in the 400 block of Bryce Canyon Way, a short cul-de-sac featuring fewer than a dozen homes off Country Village Way, northeast of W. Ramona Expressway and Eagle Road.

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Deputies from the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station, Cal Fire – Riverside, and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the scene around 11:30 a.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting a major injury traffic collision involving a juvenile struck by a pickup truck, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Dawn Blair has since reported.

When officials arrived, they located a young boy who had been struck by a 3500 Dodge truck with an attached utility trailer, according to Blair; who said the victim succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the scene.

The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office later identified Johan Orozco, 7, of San Jacinto, as the boy killed in the collision. A Coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased by paramedics at 11:42 a.m.

Deputies are seen using a 3D laser scanner to document the scene of yesterday’s fatal collision in the first photo, while other deputies and officials discuss the deadly accident in the second photo. RVCNEWS photos

The involved driver, whose vehicle had markings from GCA Roofing Services out of Hemet, was uninjured in the collision. He had remained at the scene and is continuing to cooperate with the sheriff’s investigation.

During their subsequent investigation, deputies from the station’s Traffic Reconstruction Team determined the pickup truck and trailer had been traveling westbound on Bryce Canyon Way when it collided with the juvenile who had been riding his bicycle on the roadway. 

It was not immediately clear if the boy had been wearing a helmet at the time of the fatal accident, but officials have ruled out alcohol and or drug intoxication as possible contributing factors on the part of the pickup’s driver.

Bryce Canyon Way was closed for the duration of the initial on-scene investigation but has since been reopened.

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The sheriff’s investigation is continuing and anyone with information regarding this traffic collision is encouraged to contact Deputy Munoz at the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station at (951) 654-2702 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department at (951) 776-1099. Callers can refer to incident file number I220050028 and can remain anonymous.

This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.

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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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