Viewer video shows deputy tasing as Lantana motorcyclist speeds off before crash

New details have emerged in a crash that left a motorcycle rider seriously injured.

Video obtained from a CBS12 viewer appears to show a Lantana man on a Kawasaki motorcycle speeding away as a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy deploys a Taser. Moments later, the rider crashes into a white Volkswagen SUV and is thrown to the ground.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says that before the crash, deputies attempted a traffic stop on the motorcyclist, who was allegedly driving recklessly. Deputies say the driver fled the parking lot of the Hypoluxo Food Mart and crossed over to Hypoluxo Road, where he lost control of his bike and fell onto the grass.

PBSO says deputies gave commands for the driver to comply with law enforcement and to stay off the bike, but the driver refused, leading to Taser deployment. Deputies say the driver made it about 15 yards before colliding with the white Volkswagen SUV.

Read more: https://cbs12.com/news/local/motorcyclist-hospitalized-after-crashing-into-path-of-suv-on-hypoluxo-road-thursday-night-crash-lantana-crash-kawasaki-motorcycle-serious-injuries-stop-sign-violation-suv-collision-palm-beach-county-sheriffs-office-sea-pines-way-hypoluxo-road



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