Posted on 01/22/2022 4:34:00 PM PST by LibWhacker
WEST HILLS (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Coroner’s Office has identified the man involved in the horrific motorcycle accident that made waves across the Southland on Thursday.
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon, when undercover officers with the Los Angeles Police Department began tailing the motorcycle after witnessing something that caused suspicion. After running the license plates through their system, it was determined that the vehicle was stolen.
When they attempted to pull the suspect over, now identified as Ruben Contreras Jr., 30-years-old, he fled.
Aerial footage from CBS LA’s Sky2 Chopper showed Contreras traveling at speeds well over 100 miles per hour as he traveled down Roscoe Boulevard just after 1 p.m. His reckless driving led him through several intersections and around other vehicles uninvolved in the incident.
When he reached the intersection of Roscoe Boulevard and Fallbrook Avenue, he collided head-on with a vehicle attempting to make a left turn. He was launched into the air and landed several hundred feet away from the spot of the collision.
He was pronounced dead on the scene. Officials from the Coroner’s Office declared his cause of death as blunt force injuries.
Two other people were injured in the incident, however they were expected to recover from non-life-threatening injuries.
50 years ago both were very rare.
Another dead voter for Biden. /spit
I was an eye witness to such a collision a number of years back. I was driving behind a Harley following an older Volkswagen Bug. The Bug stopped quickly and the Harley plowed into it. The impact was so severe that the Harley driver actually rose up in his seat, before sitting back down. The collision, though bent the rear bumper into the running engine of the Bug, destroying the engine. Repairs were more than the value, so it was a total loss.
I’m pretty sure he just invented a new Olympic sport. Aerial motorcycle crashing.
How can that be? He was wearing a helmet. 😂
“I’m pretty sure he just invented a new Olympic sport. Aerial motorcycle crashing.”
Yep.... looked like the infamous pinwheel maneuver.
Yep.... looked like the infamous pinwheel maneuver.
About a 2.5 level of difficulty. But he didn't stick the landing.
Ruben “Icarus” Contreras Jr...
“But he didn’t stick the landing.”
Oh he stuck it alright, good and hard.
Wouldn’t surprise me if’n he pinwheeled down the street a bit.
Feel for the guy that’s gotta locate the pieces.
I’m aware of it.😎
I don’t know why he simply didn’t pull over, since Soros DAs no longer prosecute felons?
Ouch ! Ruben is very dead.
Ouch ! Ruben is very dead.
Officers are there to try to protect you as well as anyone
else who could be involved.
Spending some time in jail is NOT worse than having yourself
scraped up off the pavement.
30 years of age, he should have grown out of things like
this by then. Oh well.
He sure fooled those cops.
I saw a video from some type of surveillance camera about 200 feet in front of the crash site....looking at the intersection. His body was limp when it landed. He was probably knocked out by the crash. He was incapable of learning a lesson.
Wow. He looks to be in one piece though.
If the initial impact didn’t kill him then landing on his head most certainly did. Knocked his britches completely off as well.
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