A Redding man suffered major injuries late Wednesday afternoon when he jumped from a moving ambulance on northbound Interstate 5 south of County Road 33, near Artois.
According to Officer Jaime Vasquez of the California Highway Patrol, at about 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, Joshua D. Rossman, 32, of Redding, was being transported Falcon Critical Care from Sacramento to Redding. He was traveling in a 2014 Ford E350 ambulance.
For unknown reasons, Rossman jumped out of the moving ambulance and came to rest in the slow lane of northbound I-5. He sustained major injuries and was transported by helicopter to Enloe Medical Center in Chico.
Both northbound lanes were shut down for the accident.
Above is a photo of a 2018 Polaris Sportsman 450. This IS NOT the actual vehicle that Ms. Dyer and Ms. Barham were riding at the time of their accident. It also may or may not be the same model of Polaris ATV mentioned in the CHP’s news release.
Glenn County Observer
Tuesday, the California Highway Patrol sent out a news release regarding the ATV accident that left a woman with ‘major trauma’ two days earlier.
According to the CHP, at about 4:03 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, Demi Dyer, 24, of Orland, was driving a 2018 Polaris ATV with a passenger, Kylee Barham, 27, of Orangevale, seated behind her.
Ms. Dyer was driving in a livestock pen on private property at 4660 County Road 202.
She was traveling west at about 10 miles per hour, approaching a steel fence brace with barbed wire fencing.
For unknown reasons, Ms. Dyer did not take any action to avoid the fence, despite Ms. Barham warning her.
The handlebar and headlight of the Polaris struck the horizontal portion of the fence brace. Ms. Dyer also struck the fence brace and was thrown from the ATV.
Ms. Dyer suffered apparent major injuries from the crash, described on the CHP’s traffic incident page on Sunday as “difficulty breathing, an injury to her stomach, and … bleeding from her mouth.”
She was flown by the Enloe FlightCare helicopter to Enloe Medical Center in Chico for treatment.
Ms. Dyer’s passenger, Ms. Barham, was not injured.
According to CHP Officer Thaddeus Williams, neither woman was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
According to Ms. Dyer’s Facebook page, she is from Vina and lives in Sacramento. She studied at Butte College International, and works for eFax Corporation as a sales representative.
Google map shows the general location of a vehicle crash Sunday afternoon.
By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
Sunday afternoon, a girl or woman (it is presently not clear whether the female was an adult or a child) was riding a quad when she collided with a metal pole.
The location of the accident was given on the CHP’s traffic page as being in the area of County Road 9 and Sixth Avenue. It was actually well to the south of Road 9.
Emergency responders began heading to the crash scene at about 4:07 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19.
According to the CHP, the quad rider was having difficulty breathing, an injury to her stomach, and was bleeding from her mouth.
The Enloe FlightCare helicopter was requested at 4:15 p.m.
At 4:21 p.m., Orland Fire Chief Justin Chaney asked the fire dispatcher to inform Enloe Medical Center personnel that the victim has “major trauma.”
Seven minutes later, the dispatcher told Chaney he had just received a call from Enloe saying there was a 20-minute estimated time of arrival for the helicopter.
FlightCare was “on the ground at 16:51 [4:51 p.m.].”
Watch for an update in The Observer in the not-too-distant future.
On Sunday, the Glenn County Jail released a list of the charges for the two Hamilton City men accused late Thursday night of firearm violations.
Also released were the amounts for their bail.
As reported previously, at about 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, a shots fired call was received. Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the area.
While on their way, the law enforcement officers received a report from another caller that a person in a white four-door sedan was firing a gun from the vehicle while traveling on Fourth Street, two blocks south of Highway 32. Deputies then stopped a white 2002 Toyota four-door sedan at Fourth and Broadway. (The jail’s media released gives a slightly different location: Fifth and Broadway.)
The Toyota was being driven by Gerardo Mendoza Solorzano, 40, of 195 Los Robles, Hamilton City. His passenger was Moises Francisco Cortez, 23, of 211 Third Street, Hamilton City.
When deputies and a CHP officer contacted the occupants of the Toyota, a handgun was seen in plain view. A search of the vehicle was initiated by Deputy Chavez, resulting in a loaded revolver being found, and an AK-style rifle being located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
A high-capacity magazine and multiple rounds for the rifle were also found in the car.
Solorzano and Cortez were arrested and booked into the Glenn County Jail in Willows. Cortez is charged with alleged possession of a large capacity magazine; carrying a loaded firearm in public; carrying a loaded firearm by a member of a criminal street gang; illegal possession of an assault weapon; participation in a criminal street gang; and willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner.
All of these charges are felonies. Bail for Cortez was set at $300,000.
The charges against Solorzano allege: possession of a firearm by a felon; possession of ammunition by a prohibited person; possession of a large capacity magazine; carrying a loaded firearm by a person with a prior felony conviction; carrying a loaded firearm by a member of a criminal street gang; illegal possession of an assault weapon; and participation in a criminal street gang.
All of these charges are felonies, but Solorzano was also charged with the following misdemeanors: driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs; and driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Solorzano’s bail was set at $80,000.
The Observer will continue to seek the booking photos for Solorzano and Cortez.
Sheriff’s office photo of the firearms, ammunition, and high-capacity magazine found by deputies.
Glenn County Observer
Two Hamilton City men were taken into custody late Thursday night after a call came into the Glenn County Sheriff’s dispatch center regarding multiple shots being heard in the area of Broadway and First Street.
For those who are unfamiliar with Hamilton City, Broadway is the street the library is on, while First Street is the road the fire station is on. Just to the south of First Street is an orchard.
According to the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, at about 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, the shots fired call was received. Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded to the area.
While on their way, the law enforcement officers received a report from another caller that a person in a white four-door sedan was firing a gun from the vehicle while traveling on Fourth Street, two blocks south of Highway 32. Deputies then stopped a white 2002 Toyota four-door sedan (California license plate number 4UYG183) at Fourth and Broadway.
The Toyota was being driven by Gerardo Mendoza Solorzano, 40, of 195 Los Robles, Hamilton City. His passenger was Moises Cortez, 23, of 211 Third Street, Hamilton City.
When deputies and a CHP officer contacted the occupants of the Toyota, a handgun was seen in plain view. A search of the vehicle was initiated by Deputy Chavez, which resulted in a loaded revolver being found, and an AK-style rifle being located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
A high-capacity magazine and multiple rounds for the rifle were also found in the car.
Solorzano and Cortez were arrested and booked into the Glenn County Jail in Willows on several firearm-related charges. Solorzano is a convicted felon and was booked on several charges related to being a felon in possession of ammunition and firearms, as well as driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Evidence at the scene showed that Solorzano and Cortez were likely the two people who had been firing a rifle while driving in Hamilton City.
The Toyota was removed by Bambauer Towing of Orland.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office at 530-934-6431.
On Friday at 4:17 p.m., The Observer called the Glenn County Jail in an attempt to acquire the booking photos for Solorzano and Cortez. The Observer’s call was transferred to a jail corporal’s extension, and the request was left on her voice mail.
As of 11:23 p.m. on Saturday, no photos were received by The Observer. Furthermore, the booking reports for Nov. 16, which list the precise charges and the bail for the jail’s inmates, had not yet been posted.
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