Last Updated on October 22, 2019 by CCAR Staff
An Ontario Police Department officer was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was ejected from his police motorcycle in a crash on the 215 Freeway in Grand Terrace on Tuesday afternoon.
Major traffic collision involving motorcycle on I-215 southbound at Barton Rd. Only 1 lane open for investigation. Please avoid area and use alternate route.
— CHP Inland Division (@CHPInland) October 22, 2019
The crash happened on the southbound 215 Freeway near Barton Road just after 2:30 p.m., according to logs from the California Highway Patrol. All lanes were briefly closed, except the furthest left lane, due to the crash.
William Russell, spokesman for the Ontario Police Department, confirmed that it was an Ontario PD officer involved in the crash. The officer was transported via airlift to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The OPD family would like to thank @CHP_San_Berdoo and @SBCSDAviation for their assistance with a traffic collision involving an OPD Motor Officer today on the I215 fwy. Our officer is receiving great care at a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
— Ontario Police Dept. (@OntarioPD) October 22, 2019
The officer was riding an Ontario PD motorcycle when a Toyota Tacoma crashed into the back of his vehicle, according to CHP spokesman Ivan Sandoval. The CHP classified the officer’s injuries as moderate to minor. The driver of the Tacoma was not injured in the crash.
No information was immediately available on the cause of the crash. The CHP’s San Bernardino unit is investigating the crash.
