CYCLIST CLOCKED AT 110 MPH.Byline: Amy Raisin Darvish Staff Writer VALENCIA - A Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. man was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving reckless driving n. operation of an automobile in a dangerous manner under the circumstances, including speeding (or going too fast for the conditions, even though within the posted speed limit), driving after drinking (but not drunk), having too many passengers in and resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. Tuesday after the motorcyclist hit speeds as high as 110 mph on Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, city streets, authorities said. John Banyas, 21, was taken into custody at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday behind Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box on Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia. He was examined by paramedics at the scene after complaining of head pain, authorities said. Sheriff's Deputy Travis Kelly said he spotted Banyas traveling south on Bouquet Canyon Road, near Alamogordo Road, exceeding the speed limit and later popping a wheelie wheel·ie n. A stunt in which the front wheel or wheels of a vehicle, such as a bicycle or motorcycle, are raised so that the vehicle is balanced momentarily on its rear wheel or wheels. . ``When I first saw him, he was going well over 100 mph,'' said Kelly, a motorcycle deputy with the Santa Clarita sheriff's station's traffic division. In pursuit yet keeping a safe distance to avoid endangering other motorists, Kelly called for backup and followed Banyas west on Newhall Ranch Road, behind Home Depot. Banyas, riding a beat-up Suzuki GSXR motorcycle, may have been surprised by the deputy and found himself trapped in the warehouse's receiving dock area behind the store. Dressed in white shorts and a white leather racing jacket, Banyas resisted arrest and later complained that he hurt his head during the struggle, authorities said. Sgt. Gregg Lewison of the Santa Clarita sheriff's station said Banyas was traveling so fast that Kelly had trouble keeping the suspect in his sight. ``It was never even a pursuit. (Kelly) said he could only see a speck of him, he was going that fast,'' Lewison said. ``Banyas ran a couple of red lights. According to the suspect, he never even saw the deputy.'' Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com |
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