Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Cyclist tries to outmaneuver motorcycle cop

This guy is so stupid, it's funny.

(0205) 09:17 PST FREMONT -- A word to bicyclists: Don't think you can outrun a motorcycle cop. A man in a hurry to watch the Super Bowl learned the hard way and ended up watching the game from a jail cell.
The incident happened Sunday afternoon when Ricky Martin, 44, of Fremont ran a red light while riding his Schwinn bicycle near Mowry Avenue and Peralta Boulevard, Fremont police said.
Motorcycle Officer Daniel Harvey spotted the two-wheeled suspect and stopped him. Martin pedaled to a stop but then fled, trying to outmaneuver the officer on the Harley Davidson motorcycle, police said.
The two "went in circles, went over center dividers and up on sidewalks," Fremont traffic Sgt. Tony Delgado said today.
But Harley beat Schwinn.
Harvey drew his Taser weapon, which is capable of producing an electric jolt, and arrested Martin on Ford Lane, about a half-mile from where Martin had run the red light, police said.
Martin told the officer that he fled because he thought he had a warrant and "didn't want to go to jail and wanted to get home in time to watch the Super Bowl," Delgado said. But it turned out he didn't have a warrant.
Nevertheless, he got his wish, and his pedal-pushing got him a prime seat: he was able to watch the game in a cell at Fremont City Jail, where he was being held on suspicion of resisting arres
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