Accident Prompts Review of Motorcycle Units
City officials said Wednesday they will review the safety record of Placentia’s police motorcycle division in the wake of an accident that left two officers injured, one of whom remains in critical condition.
Councilman Norman Eckenrode said he will request a report from the police department as part of an effort to determine if changes are needed in the 25-year-old division.
Meanwhile, Officer Larry Worden, who suffered massive head injuries, remained in a coma at UC Irvine Medical Center, where family members and officers kept a 24-hour vigil. The coma was induced by doctors in an effort prevent further damage to his brain.
Worden and his partner, Mike Roach, were injured when a car clipped Worden’s motorcycle on Rose Drive in Brea, sending him sprawling into Roach’s motorcycle. Roach suffered a broken shoulder when his motorcycle went down. He is expected to be released from the hospital today.
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