High Speed Chase Crash Injures Motorcycle Deputy

November 8, 2011 - According to reports a motorcycle deputy was injured in a high speed chase.

According to authorities the motorcycle officer was involved in a crash while pursuing a two motorcyclists that had exceeded speeds over 100 mph, when he crashed into the back of a vehicle. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Gabe Montoya, the accident occurred at approximately 11:44 a.m. when the motorcycle deputy began pursuing the motorcycle riders in the southbound lanes of the I-5 Freeway.

The motorcycle deputy became involved in the chase after the patrol cars could not keep up with one of the two motorcyclists that reached 130 mph. The chase continued onto the surface streets and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department joined.

The motorcycle deputy was involved in a crash on the surface roads, while attempting to pull the motorcyclists over, in the vicinity of Alicia Parkway and Charlinda Drive, according to sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.

According to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Marc Stone, the motorcycle officer suffered leg injuries and was transported to Mission Hospital for treatment. A woman in the vehicle the sheriff’s deputy struck was also injured and transported to Saddleback Hospital, Cpt. Stone said.

Deputies later found the motorcycle abandoned in the area near Del Cerro Elementary School located on Regina Street in Mission Viejo. The school was placed on lockdown while deputies searched for the person on the motorcycle involved in the motorcycle accident. One man was arrested, according to Amormino.