A dirt-bike rider fleeing police through South Los Angeles paused at a gas station to fuel up and even browsed a cellphone during the pursuit, before officers cornered him and took him into custody.
Suffolk County police broke up a street takeover involving roughly 200 ATVs, dirt bikes and motorcycles on Route 347 in Hauppauge, with officers arresting three people as the crowd dispersed to Brentwood and Bay Shore; one suspect fled on foot and was found to be carrying a loaded gun. The three arrestees are Ava Mongiello, 23, of Mount Sinai; Jahkil Arroyo, 29, of Central Islip; and Shamir Solomon, 22, of Roosevelt, who face charges including reckless driving, second-degree reckless endangerment, unlawful fleeing a police officer, and weapon possession, with about 10 vehicles impounded.
Cody Heron, the man who was filmed assaulting a woman in front of her children in Philadelphia last year, has pleaded guilty to the violent incident. The viral video shows him kicking in the back window of the woman's car, pointing a gun at her head, and headbutting her with his helmet during an unauthorized meet-up of cars and dirt bikes near City Hall. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is set to release more information about the conviction.
A 79-year-old woman was shot in the head during a shootout between two men, one of whom was on a dirt bike, in Philadelphia's Hunting Park section. The victim, an innocent bystander leaving a grocery store, was critically injured and underwent surgery. Family members describe her as a beloved figure in the community. Police are searching for two individuals in connection with the shooting.
An 11-year-old boy tragically died after crashing his dirt bike into a semi-trailer in Plymouth County, Iowa. The incident occurred when the boy entered the road from a private driveway and collided with the left side of the trailer. The driver of the semi was unharmed.
A 26-year-old man operating a non-street legal dirt bike was killed in a collision with another vehicle in Reading. The incident occurred at North Grace Street and Lancaster Avenue, and the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the other vehicle did not require medical treatment.
A fatal crash involving a non-street legal dirt bike and a passenger car occurred in Reading, Pennsylvania. The 26-year-old male operator of the dirt bike was pronounced dead at Reading Hospital. The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene and was uninjured. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
A 26-year-old man named Giovanni Baptiste was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a non-street legal dirt bike and a passenger car in Reading, Pennsylvania. The driver of the other vehicle remained at the scene and was uninjured. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
A 13-year-old boy died in a dirt bike accident at Finger Lakes State Park in Missouri. The boy lost control of his dirt bike while going over a raised area of the track, causing the bike to go airborne and throwing the boy from the bike when it hit the ground. Bystanders issued CPR until first responders arrived, but the boy was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. The Missouri State Highway Patrol helped investigate the accident after being asked by park rangers.
A 13-year-old teenager from New London, Missouri died after a dirt bike accident at Finger Lake State Park motocross track. The teenager's bike went over a berm causing him to go airborne and when the bike hit the ground, he was thrown off and pronounced dead at the hospital.