Motorcyclist Injured Fleeing Traffic Stop
POSTED: 3:30 pm PDT June 18,
2008
UPDATED: 3:30 pm PDT June 18,
2008
SAN DIEGO -- A 22-year-old man suffered minor injuries Wednesday when he crashed the motorcycle he was riding at a Rolando-area intersection while fleeing a traffic stop, authorities reported.The motorcyclist fled from an officer who tried to pull him over in the 4100 block of 54th Street shortly after 1:30 p.m., according to the San Diego Police Department.He sped off to the east, losing control of the cycle about a minute later, at College and University avenues, SDPD Detective Gary Hassen said.
Medics took the man to Mercy Hospital for treatment of superficial injuries, Hassen said.
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