Ceres motorcycle officer hurt in crash

A Ceres Police Department motorcycle officer was injured in a crash at about 7:50 Saturday morning. The injuries were moderate, and a post on the department’s Facebook page says he he was treated at a hospital and released.

The driver of the other vehicle was not injured. The crash occurred at the intersection of Whitmore Avenue and Sixth Street.

Deborah Miller, 44 of Ceres, was eastbound on Whitmore and made a left turn into the path of Officer Frederico Ortiz Jr., who was westbound on Whitmore on a Harley-Davidson police motorcycle, said California Highway Patrol officer Eric Parsons. The front of the officer’s cycle struck the right front of Miller’s car.

This story was originally published September 14, 2015 at 8:41 AM with the headline "Ceres motorcycle officer hurt in crash."