Driver critically injured after Woodcrest two-vehicle rollover crash into pole
WOODCREST, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist was critically injured in a two-vehicle rollover crash that left one vehicle wrapped around a traffic signal pole in the unincorporated community of Woodcrest Friday evening, March 25.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and Canyon View Drive and forced the hours-long closure of the intersection while officials worked at the scene.
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California Highway Patrol, along with Cal Fire – Riverside and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to the scene around 9:22 p.m. after receiving multiple reports of a major injury traffic collision with entrapment involving a pickup truck and passenger sedan.
Firefighters and other emergency personnel work at the scene of last night’s two-vehicle rollover crash that left the driver of a pickup truck critically injured and trapped inside their wrecked vehicle. TheRuggedWest / TRW-Media photo
When officials arrived, they found numerous witnesses and good Samaritans providing aid and comfort to the injured occupants of the two vehicles.
Firefighters quickly confirmed that the driver whose truck ended up wrapped around a pole was critically injured and trapped inside their wrecked vehicle and began a cut and rescue operation to free the victim.
After an extensive extrication, the victim was transported to Riverside University Health System Trauma Center in Moreno Valley. Their condition was described as critical by officials at the scene, but their current condition was not immediately available.
Firefighters were forced to conduct an extensive cut and rescue operation to free a critically injured driver from the carnage of last night’s crash. TheRuggedWest / TRW-Media photo
The intersection remained closed for several hours while officials worked at the scene, but the roadway has since been cleared.
CHP is continuing to investigate the cause of the collision and no further details have yet to be released.
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Trevor Montgomery, 51, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and operates Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS). Both are stringer organizations, providing breaking news coverage and community interest stories for other mainstream media organizations throughout the two regions they serve.
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.