Oklahoma
1 person dead after motorcycle crash following pursuit in Oklahoma City metro area
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An individual died in a automobile crash involving a bike within the Oklahoma Metropolis metro Saturday morning.
The crash occurred at Reno and Council, in keeping with an Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Workplace official.
A Sheriff’s Workplace deputy was on site visitors obligation and tried to drag over an individual on a bike.
The motorcyclist pulled over right into a car parking zone however took off once more earlier than the deputy might get out of their patrol automobile.
The deputy didn’t pursue the suspect as a result of the suspect was driving recklessly, together with popping wheelies, in keeping with the official.
The official mentioned the deputy discovered the motorcyclist concerned in a site visitors accident with one other automobile a little bit later.
The accident was deadly.
The Sheriff’s Workplace is treating the lethal crash as a site visitors accident because the deputy selected to not chase the suspect.
No additional particulars had been offered.