Motorcyclist Killed in Pursuit Crash on Washington Avenue at Harding Street [Escondido, CA]

Motorcycle Rider Dies when Police Pursuit Ends in Crash on Washington Avenue in Escondido

 
ESCONDIDO, CA (August 30, 2023) – A motorcyclist was killed in a pursuit crash on Washington Avenue in Escondido Sunday on August 27.
 
According to the Escondido Police Department, officers tried to stop the motorcyclist for speeding on southbound 15 Freeway at Highway 76 shortly after noon.
 
The pursuit began when the motorcyclist sped off and went into Valley Center and then west into the city of Escondido via the Valley Center grade.
 
A short time later, an assisting EPD officer saw the motorcyclist traveling eastbound on Washington Avenue at Ash Street.
 
Upon seeing the police officer, the motorcyclist immediately accelerated at a high rate of speed traveling east on Washington Avenue.
 
The motorcyclist then ran a red light on eastbound Washington Avenue at Harding Street and collided with the front bumper of a vehicle that was a traveling north on Harding Avenue on a green traffic signal.

Officers provided life-saving measures at the scene. Escondido fire paramedics responded and pronounced the motorcyclist dead at the scene.

The Escondido Police Traffic Unit is handling the investigation. Anyone with information about the crash was asked to call Officer Paul Smyth at 760-839-4423.

We send our condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

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