Monday, June 2, 2014

PRESS RELEASE FOR FLEEING MOTORCYCLISTS

On June 1 at 7:59 p.m. Dfc. R. Wilson was traveling south on Md. Rt.4 passing the south entrance to St. Leonard Road when he observed 4 sport motorcycles north bound at a high rate of speed.  Dfc. Wilson completed a U-turn and attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the motorcycles sped up and failed to stop.  At that time, a pursuit ensued.  A road block was deployed at Md. Rt.4 and Old Field Lane in Prince Frederick but the motorcycles managed to make their way through the road block. They continued north through the intersection at Md. Rt. 231.  At Md. Rt.4 and Commerce Lane one of the motorcycles collided with the rear of Dfc. P. Aurich’s vehicle.  Aurich sustained no injuries and there was minor damage to the patrol vehicle.  The operator of the sport motorcycle, Jose Angel Paz-Alonzo, 28 of Riverdale, was flown by Trooper 7 to Prince George’s Hospital Shock Trauma Center for precautionary reasons.

    The other three motorcycles continued north on Md. Rt. 4.  At the intersection of Plum Point Road in Huntingtown, one of the bikes collided with Dfc. M. Velasquez’s mirror causing minor damage to the patrol vehicle. That motorcycle along with the other two continued north. At Md. Rt. 4 and Ponds Wood Road, one of the fleeing motorcycles was involved in a single vehicle accident.  The operator, Juan Carlos Recinos Henriquez, 29 of Hyattsville, sustained minor injuries. The remaining two motorcycles continued north.  At Huntingtown High School, one of the remaining two motorcycles was involved in another single vehicle accident.  Again, the operator, Melvin R. Paz, 26 also of Hyattsville, sustained only minor injuries. The remaining motorcycle continued north and was last seen north bound.  Paz-Alonzo, Henriquez and Paz were charged with fleeing from law enforcement and numerous traffic violations.
Jose Angel Paz-Alonzo, 28, of Riverdale

Melvin R. Paz, 26, of Hyattsville

Juan Carlos Recinos Henriquez, 29, of Hyattsville