Dan Diego 40 Posted March 29, 2017 Trying to outrun cops on a bike is just dumb. Doing so with a passenger? A really, really bad idea... Motorcyclist killed trying to outrun cop, passenger injured. http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/03/26/high-speed-police-pursuit-ends-in-crash-in-national-city/ NATIONAL CITY, Calif. - A police pursuit involving motorcycle has ended in a fatal crash at East Plaza Boulevard and Euclid Avenue in National City. “I noticed that there was a motorcycle that flew over the curb and then hit the wall," said Josiah Taylor of National City The pursuit started at about 9:30 a.m. after the motorcyclist, who had a passenger on board, reportedly ran a stop sign in Serra Mesa then attempted to flee south on Interstate 805. Police said the motorcyclist, a 23-year-old man took the Plaza Boulevard exit and lost control shortly after. “Ultimately he ran the light at Euclid and East Plaza locked up the vehicle brakes and ultimately collided with a cinder block wall on the opposite side of Firestone," said San Diego Police Lt. Charles Lara. The rider was reported to have reached speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour while attempting to flee patrol units. Police said the motorcyclist might have been driving on a suspended license. The driver suffered significant head trauma and died on scene. His 23-year-old passenger broke her wrist, two hands, and possibly her forearm. She also complained of back and neck pain. “I heard her screaming, I heard her screaming for help," said Taylor. National City police is investigating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simicrintz 177 Posted March 29, 2017 Stupid; just stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alyeska 50 Posted March 29, 2017 cleaning up the gene pool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zubb 1058 Posted March 29, 2017 It's that 'passenger injured' thing that really bothers me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey777 44 Posted March 29, 2017 22 minutes ago, Zubb said: It's that 'passenger injured' thing that really bothers me. No kidding.. Go kill yourself by being an idiot, but hurting other people in the process is fubar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites