Death by Cop- 2022
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Brad Catcott
Case # :1147
Gender : Male
Age : 58
Race : White
Date : 08/15/2023
Location : Carlsbad Blvd+Palomar Airport Rd
City : Carlsbad
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : California Park Ranger
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party bicyclist killed by police chase crash
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
A motorcycle crashed into a bicycle on an ocean-front street in Carlsbad on Carlsbad Boulevard near Palomar Airport Road as the motorcyclist was fleeing to the north from a state parks officer trying to pull him over for speeding and reckless riding.
The bicyclist, Brad Catcott, died at the scene of the crash. The 28-year-old man who had been driving the motorcycle and a 22-year-old female passenger sustained severe injuries.