Two teens riding dirt bikes have been arrested following what Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials are calling an intentional assault on a peace officer, in which one suspect veered into a motorcycle deputy, causing a collision on Thursday evening, according to a L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Nixle alert.
Additional details have been released into the circumstances that led to a deputy-involved collision at the intersection of Avenida Rancho Tesoro and Duke Drive in Valencia at approximately 6:33 p.m. Thursday.
Two teenaged boys, estimated to be 15 to 19 years of age, were riding dirt bikes with one suspect, described to be wearing a black motorcycle helmet, black T-shirt, and dark jeans intentionally “veered into a deputy causing the deputy to crash,” according to an LASD Nixle alert on the matter published at approximately 8 p.m. He was traveling with another teenaged boy at the time of the incident.
The second rider, who was identified as a witness to the crash on the Nixle alert, was described to be wearing a white motorcycle helmet, white T-shirt, and dark pants.
Not long after the Nixle alert was published, the two teenagers were identified and arrested, according to an update posted on the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official Instagram.
“The juvenile suspects have been successfully identified and arrested, and their dirt bikes have been towed,” the post read. “We sincerely thank the public for your invaluable assistance in resolving this case.”
No additional details on how the two juveniles were identified and arrested were shared.
A source familiar with the matter who was not authorized to speak on record told The Signal on Thursday that the deputy involved in the crash was following the two teens traveling on dirtbikes then crashed into a pole.
One person was transported to the hospital in an unknown condition following the incident. The source identified the person taken to the hospital as the motorcycle deputy and stated he was expected to recover from his injuries.
