Santa Barbara Police Motor Officer Injured in Collision
Update by Santa Barbara Police Department
On July 2, 2020 at about 12:50 PM a Santa Barbara Police Motor Officer was on patrol in the 3000 block of Foothill Road. He was traveling eastbound at about 30-35 miles per hour approaching the intersection of Foothill Road and Alamar Avenue when a sedan traveling westbound made a left turn directly into the police motorcycle as both vehicles entered the intersection. The Officer was ejected off of the motorcycle, flying over the sedan and landing on the asphalt next to the driver’s doorway. The Officer sustained moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, where he was treated and released hours later.
The driver of the sedan, a woman in her twenties was driving with a learner’s permit and was being observed by an adult male front passenger. She stated she thought she had enough time to safely make the left turn. Neither person in the sedan sustained injuries.
Officer down in a traffic collision near Alamar and Foothill Road.
32 Comments
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Jul 03, 2020 12:40 PMThinking you have enough time and then essentially hitting the guy head on is pretty bad...
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Jul 05, 2020 01:12 AMI was older when I learned to drive, and just as well! Having an instinct to try to make a turn instead of the instinct to be careful, to take your time, to think, is not a good sign. I only hope she learns from this. Or maybe she's traumatized enough to put it off another year!
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Jul 03, 2020 03:48 PMOHHHHHHH, when you put it that way, everything is fine. Wait. No. Most people never damage anyone's property, never mind almost kill a police officer, when learning to drive.
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Jul 03, 2020 03:12 PMOh for god's sake, she is a LEARNING DRIVER. Sanctimonious much?
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Jul 03, 2020 02:58 PMHope her insurance rate will reflect her really poor decision making skills.
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Jul 03, 2020 12:30 PMWhat a drag to hit a police officer. She’ll never live that down. Hope the officer makes a complete recovery.
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Jul 04, 2020 03:32 PMMakes my own 15-year-old kid learning-to-drive incident of tapping someone's bumper from behind, while at a stop and driving my parents' old Cadillac Calais, seem much less traumatic now. My "adult driver" was my Mom and she said to me, "That's okay. You're still learning. Just don't ever do it again." The High Schools really should bring back Driver's Ed and Driver's Training classes. (Having loving, understanding parents doesn't hurt, either.)
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Jul 03, 2020 11:12 AMHope the officer will be OK long term. Sounds as thought the adult male supervising the learner's driving was not paying attention (nice interpretation) or was incredibly irresponsible to OK the turn - in front of a motorcycle!
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Jul 04, 2020 03:21 PMMaybe the adult was a 21 year old sibling who was busy on their cell phone at the time.
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Jul 03, 2020 02:53 PMUnless it was the "adult supervisor" who told the driver she should gun it and could make it.
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Jul 03, 2020 12:20 PMOh please, unless this was an official student driver vehicle with the brake on the passenger side (it wasn't), there's no way you can blame the supervising passenger.
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Jul 03, 2020 06:15 AMGlad the officer is ok. I REALLY wish Sheriff and SBPD motorcycle officers would wear ATGATT... they have enough money for a Bearcat, full riot gear, ATVs, helicopters with FLIR, etc, but they can't put their officers in full gear; hell, they dont even wear a motorcycle jacket... not good. Y'all should look into that for your officers...
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Jul 03, 2020 12:22 PMI bet they own the equipment already and actively choose not to wear it. Probably gets "too hot" and is "too uncomfortable," like many motorcycle riders complain and use to justify their choice not to wear ATGATT. Foolish.
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Jul 02, 2020 07:37 PMThese officers are too vulnerable. I understand why we have them but I would rather they all be safe in a SUV. I hope he or she is okay.
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Jul 03, 2020 12:23 PMRegular old sedans will do, e.g. the newer Chevys (?) the SBPD has. A few SUVs are nice to have, but we don't need our whole police fleet to be comprised of unreasonably expensive, gas-hog SUVs.
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Jul 02, 2020 04:21 PMMotorcyclists are so vulnerable, doesn't matter if you are a cop or not. Gotta have your head on a swivel at all times and even that is not enough sometimes.
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Jul 02, 2020 01:44 PMHope he is okay.
Also isn't there an officer in SB thats been hit twice by cars in the last few years? Hope it wasn't the same cop.
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Jul 04, 2020 03:38 PMLUVADUCK. Riding my bike through the Santa Barbara Cemetery used to one of my great pleasures. And good therapy, too. Then, inexplicably, such riding was banned from the property. Too bad, because it was very relaxing and made one think how minor one's problems really are compared to being long gone underground or interred a vault.
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Jul 04, 2020 03:23 PMWas this the infamous "Window Tint" chase down office who normally works upper State Street?
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Jul 03, 2020 12:18 PMYes, LUVADUCK, that really happened. Here's the KEYT report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGwcf6U7Q6Y
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Jul 03, 2020 08:37 AMDid that really happen? In their 70's, Mom and Nelly rode their Schwins through the cemetery gabbing awayand collided. It took a grounds keeper to untangle them and get them to their feet. Except for some bruises and a scrape or two they were fine--but never lived it down!
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Jul 02, 2020 02:01 PMDoes that include the time a few years ago when 2 SBPD motorcycles riding side by side ran into each other and crashed?
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Jul 02, 2020 01:49 PMNo that was Mary 3 he is retired now...The officer was injured Hopefully he will be OK...
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Jul 02, 2020 01:24 PMOh no. I hope he is okay.
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Jul 02, 2020 01:54 PMAMR shut down and transported with non emergency response. Minimal damage so hopefully okay.
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Jul 02, 2020 01:21 PMIt was first reported as Ontare and Foothill so I wasn't wrong
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Jul 02, 2020 12:58 PMALAMAR and Foothill if I was a real news guy like J.P. I woulda got it right..Sorry about that.
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Jul 02, 2020 12:57 PMAlot of units on scene..Fire Department, Medics also on scene, Roger Out.
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Jul 02, 2020 12:52 PMVehicle vs Motorcycle, Officer in the roadway unable to move..
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Jul 02, 2020 12:51 PMFire Department, Medic's, SBPD Units code 3....
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Jul 02, 2020 12:50 PMMary 5 Unit is down Traumatic injuries...
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Jul 02, 2020 12:50 PMTraffic Accident with injuries..