Police said a large pack of motorcycle riders put the public at risk in Galveston Sunday afternoon.
The Galveston Police Department said it received several calls around 2:30 p.m. reporting dangerous behavior. Witnesses said there were approximately 50 sport-style motorcycles driving recklessly while going southbound on IH-45 over the causeway.
Several officers said they saw the motorcycles traveling at unsafe speeds and tried to stop them. The officers said the the motorcycle riders then tried to elude police by going the wrong way, against traffic, at the 61st St. curve. However, other officers were waiting for them.
Officers said several of the motorcycles split off from the group and continued to evade police by turning back northbound on IH-45 to leave the island. Officers initially went after the suspects; but as they approached the causeway, they determined it would be best for the public’s safety to terminate the pursuit.
Two motorcycle riders crashed during the chase.
Police said one rider was traveling at an excessive speed on the curve of the Tiki Island exit and another rider who tried to elude police crashed in the 8000 block of IH-45 on the feeder road.
Neither driver sustained major injuries and were not transported to the hospital.
Officers issued 28 citations to the motorcyclists for various offenses ranging from unsafe speed to equipment and licensing violations. Several of the motorcycles were towed. Officers also arrested one of the motorcyclists for not possessing a drivers license or insurance.
Large motorcycle pack scares drivers in Galveston
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