SANDY, Utah — At least one Sandy Police Department officer fired shots at the driver of a stolen vehicle Thursday after the suspect attempted to evade being stopped and crashed into a motorcyclist.
George Lowe has helped manage Club 90 for 28 years. He says it was a normal, busy day for him until he heard sirens.
"Got closer to this door by our patio and realized that the sirens were actually outside," said Lowe.
Lowe says he came outside to take a closer look.
"There was a motorcycle down," said Lowe. "The paramedics had just pulled up."
Lowe says he could also see the driver underneath the motorcycle.
"It looked like the paramedics were putting, tourniquets on his leg and at that point, it was just kind of crazy," said Lowe.
The incident began at approximately 11:45 a.m. when police received a report of a suspicious vehicle that was stolen. Officers pursued the vehicle from a distance, but officials said they were not in pursuit, and their lights or sirens were not turned on.
When the driver realized he was being followed, he allegedly attempted to evade officers.
"Ultimately ended up down here on Monroe Street coming up to the intersection at 90th South, encountered some other officers and somehow turned his vehicle around, went into oncoming traffic here on Monroe Street and collided with a motorcycle," said Sgt. Greg Moffitt, Sandy Police Department.
Sgt. Moffitt says the driver then headed south to where the road turns into Monroe Plaza Way.
That's when he says the driver encountered officers who had been following him.
"Once they got into that dead end, there were shots fired by one of our officers," said Sgt. Moffitt. "I don't know if he was actually hit or if it was,, or if he was injured from the accident, but he was transported to a local hospital,, as well as the motorcyclist."
Both the driver and motorcyclist were both transported to the hospital, although it is not known whether the suspect was injured due to the gunshots or accident.
Sgt. Moffitt did not have details on what prompted the officer to fire shots or if the suspect had a weapon.
He says the Officer Involved Critical Incident Protocol team is taking over the investigation.
The incident is currently being investigated as an officer-involved shooting.
