Virginia Beach police are searching for a motorcyclist who allegedly blew past 100 mph on Nimmo Parkway and then evaded officers trying to pull him over, fleeing into a nearby neighborhood. The rider was on a dark-colored sports bike carrying a Virginia plate that turned out to be fictitious, according to investigators.
Officers attempted the traffic stop near the intersection of Holland Road and Nimmo Parkway, but the motorcyclist refused to pull over, according to WAVY.com. Instead of stopping, he sped off and veered into a residential neighborhood near the parkway.
Police described the rider as a white male dressed in a dark-colored long-sleeve shirt, light-colored pants, black socks, and white-and-black low-top Nike shoes, per the same report. The motorcycle itself stood out too: a dark sports bike bearing Virginia tags that, police determined, were fictitious rather than valid registration.
Police Ask Public for Tips on Fleeing Rider
With no suspect in custody, Virginia Beach police are now turning to the public for leads. Anyone with information has been asked to call 1-888-LOCK-U-UP, submit a tip through the P3 Tips app, or go to p3tips.com, all of which allow tipsters to remain anonymous.
Fleeing a lawful traffic stop carries real legal weight in Virginia. Under Virginia Code § 46.2-817, a driver who receives a signal from a law-enforcement officer to stop and eludes that officer is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor, though the full scope of exceptions under the statute wasn't detailed in available records. Separately, Virginia Code § 46.2-612 makes it illegal to display a license plate a person knows to be fictitious, canceled, or altered, which could factor into the registration issue flagged on the fleeing motorcycle.
Not the First High-Speed Motorcycle Scare in the Area
Virginia Beach has seen this kind of high-speed motorcycle encounter turn fatal before. Back in May, a Virginia State Police trooper tried to stop a Honda motorcycle for reckless driving on Interstate 264 east near Rosemont Road, according to The Virginian-Pilot. That rider didn't stop either, prompting a pursuit that ended after he exited at Lynnhaven Parkway still traveling over 100 mph and collided with a Virginia Beach police vehicle at Fern Ridge Road.
The motorcyclist in that May incident was ejected from the bike and died at the scene, while the officer involved was taken to a hospital for evaluation, the newspaper reported.
For now, the rider from the Nimmo Parkway incident remains unidentified, and police have not said whether any charges have been filed. Residents with information are encouraged to come forward through the anonymous tip lines rather than approach the situation themselves.
