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Officer Injured Conducting Traffic Enforcement on Las Positas
This morning at approximately 10:45 A.M., a motorist in a silver Honda Accord, traveling northbound on Las Positas Road collided with a Santa Barbara Police Motorcycle Officer in the intersection of Las Positas and Alegria Road.
The officer, who sustained moderate injuries, was conscious, breathing and talking after being knocked to the pavement. After a cadre of first-responders arrived, the officer was immediately transported to Cottage Hospital via ambulance– he was later reported to be in good spirits. The involved driver and passenger were uninjured and cooperative with the investigation.
Prior to the accident, the motor officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the area. The circumstances surrounding the cause of the collision is under investigation. Santa Barbara Police Traffic Investigators closed Las Positas to traffic while they interviewed witness and processed the scene.
Reported by Roger the Scanner Guy
Injury traffic accident involving a city Police Officer in the 2700 Block of Las Positas.
He was sitting up on the stretcher alert and talking and the PD spokesman said it didn’t appear too serious. Also they did not go code 3 to Cottage.
Officer Injured Conducting Traffic Enforcement on Las Positas
This morning at approximately 10:45 A.M., a motorist in a silver Honda Accord, traveling northbound on Las Positas Road collided with a Santa Barbara Police Motorcycle Officer in the intersection of Las Positas and Alegria Road.
The officer, who sustained moderate injuries, was conscious, breathing and talking after being knocked to the pavement. After a cadre of first-responders arrived, the officer was immediately transported to Cottage Hospital via ambulance– he was later reported to be in good spirits. The involved driver and passenger were uninjured and cooperative with the investigation.
Prior to the accident, the motor officer was conducting traffic enforcement in the area. The circumstances surrounding the cause of the collision is under investigation. Santa Barbara Police Traffic Investigators closed Las Positas to traffic while they interviewed witness and processed the scene.
Sounds like someone is being a stain around here.
@1:21pm, why does pointing out an observation = hating cops, in your mind? What’s wrong with talking about observed shortcomings of civil servants? We all have room to improve, even police – they are people, too.
OK, I ride motorcycles- I KNOW motorcycles, big and small. The bikes that a municipality like Santa Barbara is using are TOO BIG for what they use them for….! They are using HIGHWAY BIKES…! They need 450cc Enduros NOT 1300cc behemoths ! All they use them for is traffic in an urban setting- the speed limts in town are no higher than 45MPH. There is absolutely ZERO justification for riding such large bikes in SB…. except the bonehead who orders them gets his EGO stroked! Break with tradition SBPD- COME ON!
Was it Officer Nakamoura? He works too hard.
This guy towed my card, that was the most wonderful experience I have ever had. Unnecessary panic and desperation are a wonderful tool of power and effective ways to get all your CA$H!
It was obviously no reason at all because he continued cruising along not far in front of us for miles. He was so reckless, my wife actually thought he had hit our car and yet the slow lane was totally empty for him to pass. I see examples of officers on phones, blowing through stop signs, and always speeding everywhere they go.
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I usually don’t say what kind of unit it is until the family has been contacted.
A car went around the barricades got some real dumb drivers around here.
That’s a good idea, so I won’t mention his name, but it’s on KEYT and the Palm ‘s there, so likely on his tweet.
That is fine for others I just don’t do it.
There are no more inconsiderate and dangerous drivers than law enforcement. I had a chp bike splitting lanes at 70mph for zero reason at all just days ago.
MONKEYBOY – Sounds like this cop might be really hurt bad, so try to lay off the childish cop-bashing for at least a little while.
Interesting point. In SF they use the smaller enduro style bikes to patrol the parks and downtown. I wonder why they’re on the big ones here. You know who else could use dirt bikes? The SBSO and the Search and Rescue. A decent rider can take a dirt bike up any of our mountain trails in minutes. With all the issues we have on the mountains, I never understood why we didn’t have a few of these bikes ready to go. Instead, they walk up or rely on a helicopters. Hope the guy heals up soon. Pavement hurts!