The injured Bellevue motorcycle officer is currently in critical condition and in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center. 39-year-old Kevin Bereta sustained multiple injuries after an incident where he was ejected off his motorcycle, which caused him to fall off the Michigan St. on-ramp onto the southbound lanes of I-5. Officer Bereta was riding as part of the Vice President’s motorcade during her Seattle visit when the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon.
Officer Bereta joined the Bellevue Police Department in January 2018 and transferred to the Traffic Division as a motorcycle officer in 2020.
Vice President Kamala Harris called Bellevue Police Chief Wendell Shirley to check on Officer Bereta and to express her concern for him and his family.
The Washington State Patrol is investigating this incident.
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