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Fresno motorcycle officer hospitalized after crash
Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:41 PM
Updated: Mar 12, 2010 8:41 PM
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) A Fresno motorcycle officer is being cared for in a hospital burn unit after a crash involving his motorcycle and a car.
Police Chief Jerry Dyer says Officer Mike Roberts was badly burned Thursday night when he collided with car that had turned in front of him.
Dyer says the 42-year-old Roberts suffered second- and third-degree burns when the car exploded. The officer also suffered a concussion, broken ribs and other injuries.
Besides skin grafts, Dyer says Roberts will also probably have to undergo several operations.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. The name of the driver has not been released.
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Information from: The Fresno Bee, http://www.fresnobee.com
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