CHP Officer Faces 'Major Injuries' After Motor Collision with Fair Oaks Woman

The California Highway Patrol officer who struck a disabled car early Tuesday morning in Citrus Heights faces "major injuries," according to a CHP report.

Officer Andy Beasley is recovering at Mercy San Juan Hospital with multiple fractures, minor abrasions and a concussion after he struck a Fair Oaks woman's red 2007 Toyota Corolla that had been rear-ended just moments earlier.

According to the CHP report, at approximately 7:40 a.m., Debra Andes, a 53-year-old from Grass Valley, was driving her car in the number-two lane on westbound Interstate 80 when she turned to look over her right shoulder while attempting to make a lane change. It was in those moments that Fair Oaks native Jessica Brown, 50, was forced to come to an immediate stop in front of Andes. When Andes looked forward again she observed that traffic ahead of her was stopped, but was unable to stop her vehicle in time.

The driver's side of Ande's vehicle struck the rear of Brown's 2007 red Toyota Corolla. According to the report, the impact pushed the Corolla into the number-one where Beasley was traveling at approximately 45-50 mph on his departmental motorcycle.

The motorcycle struck the driver's side of the Corolla, throwing Officer Beasley off of his motorcycle and into the center median, where he struck the guardrail.

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Officer Beasley was transported to Mercy San Juan Medical Hospital with major injuries. According to the report, he has undergone CT and MRI scans, revealing multiple fractures, minor abrasions and a concussion.

Brown was transported to Mercy San Juan Medical Hospital with a small laceration to her hand and complaint of pain to her neck and back, according to the report. Andes was not injured in this collision.