Motorbike dragged two miles as driver flees Santa Rosa crashes

A driver dragged a motorbike two miles on Santa Rosa streets when fleeing a pair of crashes and ended up abandoning his pickup truck in an intersection, law enforcement stated.

The motorcyclist endured significant injuries in the crash soon in advance of 9 p.m. Tuesday on Fountaingrove Parkway (map point 1).

Police termed to the scene, around Rincon Ridge Park, identified the wounded motorcyclist — a 23-year-aged Santa Rosa male — but not his bike.

Witnesses reported that the pickup truck that had rear-finished the man took off dragging the motorcycle. Nearly immediately, it rear-ended a Honda Accord that was creating a proper flip off westbound Fountaingrove (2).

After the 2nd crash, the truck continued west on Fountaingrove, and the motorcycle was discovered in the road’s median about two miles absent (3, locale approximate).

At the issue the place the bike arrived dislodged, the pickup’s driver apparently drove around the median, hit a tree and a pole, then drove from targeted visitors in the eastbound lanes of Fountaingrove prior to once more driving over the median and returning to westbound Fountaingrove, police mentioned.

The truck was observed deserted in an intersection about a mile farther down the highway, at Fountaingrove and Mendocino Avenue (4). Registration papers indicated it belonged to a 37-12 months-previous guy who life on Benicia Drive in Santa Rosa (5).

Officers went to the household — about 3½ miles from where the truck was deserted — but did not find the person. All around 8:40 a.m. Wednesday, they returned, observed the person and arrested him on suspicion of felonies such as hit-and-operate and driving beneath the impact, with an improvement for leading to wonderful bodily injury.

On Wednesday, the motorcyclist remained in a healthcare facility with existence-threatening accidents. The Honda’s driver documented no injuries.

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