Local News Coverage (Source: San Jose Mercury News):
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EMERYVILLE -- A motorist hit an Emeryville police officer parked on his motorcycle Tuesday evening, injuring him.
Officer Arnold Salaiz was stopped at San Pablo Avenue and 43rd Street about 5:30 p.m., along with another officer in a marked patrol car, allowing pedestrians to cross the street.
According to police, a motorist failed to notice the officer was at a standstill and crashed into the back of the motorcycle, sending the officer onto the road.
Paramedics treated the officers at the scene and then took him to Highland Hospital for treatment of other injuries that were not considered serious.
"The officer had some bumps and bruises and road rash. He was treated and released," said Emeryville police Officer Brian Head. "The motorcycle is still in good shape."
The driver of the vehicle, who was not injured, was not arrested and permitted to leave the scene of the incident after California Highway Patrol finished its investigation.
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