Sgt. Bill Timson of the City of La Vergne (TN) Police Department has been named the winner of POLICE's "Outfit the Bike & Motor Officer" contest.
Because of the speed and maneuverability of their vehicles, motorcycle officers are mainstays of traffic enforcement.
The crash was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the CHP, the officer was riding a 2015 LAPD-issued BMW motorcycle on his way to work when the crash occurred.
Motor Officers are special breed. They run a ton of traffic, they get to ride right up to the wing of Air Force One to receive the President when he visits (very cool no matter your party affiliation), and their mode of transportation is the envy of many cops stuffed into an ever-shrinking squad car.
Memphis PD said on Twitter that the driver of a car made a left turn in front of Officer Scotty Triplett and the motor officer collided with the side of the car.
A witness said the deputy was pursuing a Dodge Charger into an intersection when the deputy was struck by another vehicle.
Sgt. Bruce Watson, a 20-year department veteran, was off duty but in uniform and riding his patrol motorcycle when he was involved in a crash with an SUV. He had just completed a funeral escort and was driving home.
Another motorist didn’t see Officer Ornelas’ motorcycle approaching him from behind when the driver pulled from the right shoulder to make a U-turn directly into the officer’s path, according to the CHP.
Officer Kelly Amling recently became the first female officer with the Loveland (CO) Police Department to become a motorcycle officer upon completion of her training.
A motor officer with the Capitola (CA) Police Department was injured by a suspected DUI driver over the Labor Day Holiday weekend.
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