San Ramon Police officer airlifted after colliding with utility pole in rural Brentwood
BRENTWOOD – A San Ramon Police officer was airlifted after colliding with a utility pole on Deer Valley Road in unincorporated Brentwood Thursday morning.
At around 5:30 am, paramedics with the East Contra Costa County Fire District were dispatched to a solo motorcycle collision on Deer Valley Road near Chadbourne Road, according to authorities.
Paramedics arrived and located the officer at the base of a utility pole several feet from the roadway. The officer was evaluated and airlifted to a local trauma center by a REACH medical helicopter.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision. East County Today reported the officer sustained moderate injuries after being thrown from the vehicle.
Later Thursday morning, San Ramon Police tweeted the officer was “doing well and in good spirits.”
The officer originally used his radio to call San Ramon dispatch and report he had been involved in a collision, was conscious after being knocked out and was attempting to figure out his location, but was disoriented and not visible from the roadway. An approximate location was relayed to East County Fire dispatch and 15 minutes after the initial radio call, paramedics arrived at the scene.
South of Brentwood: At 5:30am ECCFPD and AMR were called for a motorcycle accident on Deer Valley Rd/Chadbourne Rd. Crews found a San Ramon Police motorcycle officer crashed into a telephone pole. Moderate injuries. He was flown to a trauma center. We wish him a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/vOjJDnbypE
— ECCFPD (@ECCFPD) April 26, 2018
Our friend Paramedic Keith Robinson sent us this photo from this morning’s motorcycle accident on Deer Valley Rd. Keith and his crew treated the patient before they were flown to by REACH to a trauma center. Thank you Keith! pic.twitter.com/59B9aCOA1J
— ECCFPD (@ECCFPD) April 26, 2018
