Clinton Keith corridor traffic enforcement operation yields 108 citations
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — Cracking down on traffic scofflaws in an effort to reduce traffic collisions throughout the southwest Riverside County region, Murrieta, Menifee, and Hemet police departments, along with CHP – Temecula, recently conducted a collaborative targeted enforcement operation that yielded more than 100 citations being issued.
A similar, larger multi-agency enforcement operation conducted in the area last November yielded 214 citations for a variety of traffic-related violations in just four hours.
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Officials say the multi-agency enforcement operation, which targeted the Clinton Keith Road corridor and strategic locations along Whitewood, Winchester, and Murrieta Hot Springs roads, was in response to the high number of major injury and fatal traffic collisions throughout the area.
A City of Menifee motor officer is seen issuing a citation during a recent crackdown on dangerous and illegal driving actions along the Clinton Keith Road corridor and other surrounding roads. Murrieta PD photos
During the operation, participating officers fanned out to the various locations they had already identified as problem areas and within minutes the first of dozens of stops was made.
Officials have explained that these high-visibility, multi-agency enforcement operations are intended to reduce traffic collisions throughout the region by educating the public about the area’s top collision factors, including speeding and distracted driving, lane change violations, unsafe turning movements, and stop violations – such as stop sign and red-light infractions.
As a result of the combined enforcement efforts, a total of 137 drivers were stopped, with 108 citations issued and 29 verbal warnings being given for a variety of both moving and equipment violations. Additionally, one vehicle was impounded.
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The involved agencies have said they will continue such collaborative enforcement programs in the future and have asked for the communities’ continued support in keeping the area’s roadways safe for everyone to use.
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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.