CHP Officer in Serious Motorcycle Accident

This week, an officer from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and three others had to be rushed to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash on northbound 405.  The auto and motorcycle accident led to traffic being backed up for several hours on the Freeway on Wednesday.

According to reports, the CHP officer is 52 year old Phillip Ortiz.  Officer had been riding a motorcycle and was about to make a stop on the right shoulder of the highway near Interstate 10 at 8:35 AM.  Witnesses say that a car that was traveling along the shoulder tried to get around slower moving traffic and managed to crash into Officer Ortiz.  The officer's motorcycle was then pushed forward into a SUV.  The force of the impact caused the SUV to flip over.

Officer Ortiz, who is a 27 year veteran with the CHP, remains in the hospital in critical condition.  Police say the occupants of the SUV and the driver of the other car were taken to UCLA Medical Center.

If you have been injured during a San Diego motorcycle accident, it is important that you retain the services of a San Diego personal injury lawyer immediately.  Contact our law office today!