A motorcyclist riding an unregistered dirt bike on a roadway led to a sheriff's pursuit -- and crash -- that triggered the rider's arrest, investigators say.googleoff: all
Twenty-year-old Mentone resident Jon Dundee Hutchinson was arrested Saturday afternoon, May 16, at Opal Way and Naples Avenue in Mentone and was booked for investigation of evading police and assault with a deadly weapon, jail records show.googleoff: all
The 10-minute chase began at 12:37 p.m. when a deputy noticed the unregistered motorcycle near Mentone Boulevard and Wabash Avenue and tried to pull the rider over. He, instead, attempted to flee.googleoff: all
The rider repeatedly drove on the wrong side of the road, running stop signs and racing into orange groves, sheriff's officials said in a written statement.googleoff: all
"The pursuit ended at 12:47 when the suspect ... turned left in front of the approaching (deputy) causing a collision," according to the statement. "The suspect sustained minor abrasions, no broken bones or traumatic injuries."