BPD officer who suffered critical injuries after fall from I-5 on-ramp returns to duty

Officer Kevin Bereta spent over three weeks in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center and underwent five surgeries after the accident.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — A Bellevue Police Department officer returned to duty last week after a year-long recovery from a 2023 motorcycle crash.

Officer Kevin Bereta suffered life-threatening injuries on Aug. 15, 2023, when he lost control of his motorcycle and was ejected from the bike while on an Interstate 5 overpass in Seattle. Bereta fell approximately 50 feet from an on-ramp onto the southbound lanes of I-5.

The accident happened during Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Seattle. Bereta was assigned to Harris’ motorcade

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