DUI driver arrested after Menifee crash leaves motorcyclist critically injured
MENIFEE, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated driver was arrested after a major injury collision involving a motorcyclist Sunday evening, Feb. 6.
The motorcyclist was seriously injured in the crash, which happened in the area of Highway 74 and Trumble Road, and was hospitalized in critical condition, according to officials.
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City of Menifee police and fire personnel, along with Cal Fire – Riverside and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the scene shortly before 10:20 p.m. after receiving reports of a vehicle versus motorcycle collision, Menifee Police Sergeant Matthew Bloch has since reported.
When officials arrived, they found a critically injured rider down in the roadway and began providing the victim medical aid. Their life-saving efforts continued until Cal Fire and American Medical Response personnel arrived.
The motorcyclist was transported by ground ambulance to Inland Valley Medical Center where he remains in critical condition, according to Bloch.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the motorcyclist, since identified as 31-year-old Nathan Lee Stipp, remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. He was later arrested after officers determined he was under the influence at the time of the collision.
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During their subsequent investigation, officers determined Stipp had been traveling eastbound on Highway 74 in a Toyota pick-up truck when he made a left turn directly in front of the victim’s oncoming Harley Davidson.
Although the roadways were closed for several hours while officers investigated the collision, they have since been reopened.
After his arrest, Stipp was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of felony DUI resulting in great bodily injuries.
Online jail records indicate he was released within hours of his arrest, after posting $50,000 bail or bond. He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Murrieta Southwest Justice Center on May 5th.
Anyone with additional information regarding the collision is asked to contact the Menifee PD Traffic Unit at (951) 723-
1690 or (951) 723-1565. Callers can refer to incident file number MN22-0635 and can remain anonymous.
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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.