UpdatedFri, Jun 4, 2021 at 4:39 pm PT
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Body camera footage shows a truck backed up and crushed a traffic officer s motorcycle, police said. (Livermore Police Department)
LIVERMORE, CA The Livermore Police Department is searching for a driver who accelerated toward an officer during a traffic stop, disabled the officer s motorcycle, and led law enforcement on a pursuit, police said.
The officer sustained injuries in the incident but has since been treated and released.
If arrested, the driver would likely face charges of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and felony evasion of a police officer, said Officer Taylor Burruss, spokesperson for the Livermore Police Department.
Authorities are looking for a driver accused of backing over a Livermore Police Department motorcycle, hurting the officer who had to jump out of the way, before speeding away from the scene late Friday morning.
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Livermore police recently completed their investigation into a traffic collision on Stanley Boulevard in which a bicyclist died, determining the longtime rider was at fault in the late-December crash.
Livermore police have located the gravel truck driver who fatally struck a bicyclist on Stanley Boulevard late last month and left the scene without stopping, according to a department spokesperson.