Mar 07, 2008, 10:35 PM
Sgt. Jeff Brown of the Meridian police department said Officer Will Stoy has been released from the hospital and is at home.
Stoy, a Meridian motorcycle officer, was hit by a four-door sedan on southbound Eagle Road south of Ustick Road about 8 p.m. Thursday while helping escort a disabled vehicle off the road, Meridian police said.
Stoy has been with Meridian police for about five years and a motorcycle officer for about three years. He was on his motorcycle with the emergency lights flashing, riding behind a police cruiser, which was pushing the disabled vehicle off the road when it was hit by the car, police Sgt. Jamie Leslie said.
After the crash, the motorcycle was on its side, and pieces of it and the sedan were strewn across Eagle Road.
"It was a pretty substantial impact," Leslie said, who added that this was the first crash of such magnitude involving a Meridian motorcycle officer.
Dealing with traffic is a daily concern for officers, Leslie said.
"Whenever you are driving with the amount of traffic you are dealing with out there, especially on Eagle Road, you really are at high risk," Leslie said. "There is a greater risk of being run over as an officer than there is getting shot or getting stabbed or getting attacked by someone."
As in many states, Idaho has a "move over law" that requires motorists to exercise great caution by moving to another lane if possible or slowing down if police vehicles have their emergency lights operating.
"There was a fully marked police car with all its emergency lights on and very bright LED lights. Very bright," Leslie said.
"And the motorcycle had its lights on. They could clearly be seen."
Because Eagle Road is a state highway, Idaho State Police are investigating the crash, but they did not issue a preliminary report late Thursday.
The name of the driver of the sedan has not been released.
In an unrelated incident, a Canyon County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a crash just after 7 p.m. Thursday at Homedale Road and South Indiana Avenue, according to Canyon County officials. The driver of the pickup was given a citation for inattentive driving.
The deputy and the woman driver were treated and released from West Valley Hospital in Caldwell. Their names were not released.
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Stoy, a Meridian motorcycle officer, was hit by a four-door sedan on southbound Eagle Road south of Ustick Road about 8 p.m. Thursday while helping escort a disabled vehicle off the road, Meridian police said.
Stoy has been with Meridian police for about five years and a motorcycle officer for about three years. He was on his motorcycle with the emergency lights flashing, riding behind a police cruiser, which was pushing the disabled vehicle off the road when it was hit by the car, police Sgt. Jamie Leslie said.
After the crash, the motorcycle was on its side, and pieces of it and the sedan were strewn across Eagle Road.
"It was a pretty substantial impact," Leslie said, who added that this was the first crash of such magnitude involving a Meridian motorcycle officer.
Dealing with traffic is a daily concern for officers, Leslie said.
"Whenever you are driving with the amount of traffic you are dealing with out there, especially on Eagle Road, you really are at high risk," Leslie said. "There is a greater risk of being run over as an officer than there is getting shot or getting stabbed or getting attacked by someone."
As in many states, Idaho has a "move over law" that requires motorists to exercise great caution by moving to another lane if possible or slowing down if police vehicles have their emergency lights operating.
"There was a fully marked police car with all its emergency lights on and very bright LED lights. Very bright," Leslie said.
"And the motorcycle had its lights on. They could clearly be seen."
Because Eagle Road is a state highway, Idaho State Police are investigating the crash, but they did not issue a preliminary report late Thursday.
The name of the driver of the sedan has not been released.
In an unrelated incident, a Canyon County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a crash just after 7 p.m. Thursday at Homedale Road and South Indiana Avenue, according to Canyon County officials. The driver of the pickup was given a citation for inattentive driving.
The deputy and the woman driver were treated and released from West Valley Hospital in Caldwell. Their names were not released.