Md. Deputy Survives 110 MPH Motorcycle Crash: 'It's a Miracle'
What to know
- A Wicomico County sheriff’s deputy survived a violent high‑speed motorcycle crash Tuesday after his police bike malfunctioned and flipped multiple times during a pursuit, Sheriff Mike Lewis said.
- Cpl. David Munir, 39, was flown to Shock Trauma with suspected major injuries, but doctors found no broken bones and released him the same night.
- Munir crashed while accelerating to 110 mph to catch a speeding driver who ultimately escaped; first responders and a state police helicopter crew provided critical care at the scene.
An Eastern Shore sheriff said “it’s a miracle” that a deputy who patrols on a police motorcycle survived a high-speed crash Tuesday and later went home after being flown to Baltimore’s R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
Cpl. David Munir, 39, was flown to Shock Trauma after his police motorcycle had an apparent malfunction and flipped over several times.
Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said Munir was operating radar at U.S. Route 50 and Old Railroad Road in Mardela on Tuesday when he clocked a car going 77 mph and began pursuit on a police motorcycle. Lewis said Munir is a patrol supervisor with the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. He was hired in 2019.
“When he went to overtake the speeding vehicle at 77 miles an hour, it required his speed to go up to 110 miles per hour,” Lewis said in an interview on Wednesday. “When he went up to 110 miles per hour, he noticed that his motorcycle started wobbling. It was an uncontrollable, high-speed wobble that is well known in Harley Davidson motorcycles at high speeds.”
Lewis said the deputy “lost complete control of the motorcycle,” but was able to steer to the left side of the roadway.
“And when he entered the soft dirt, it dug in and flipped him multiple times,” Lewis said, adding that was based on Munir’s testimony and later backed up by body-worn camera footage.
“[The footage] clearly showed him in the middle of his lane at 110 miles per hour, and then he suddenly lost complete control for no apparent reason. And it was unbelievable to watch it and see that it corroborates exactly what he had told us,” Lewis said.
Lewis confirmed the suspect got away. After the crash, first responders from the Hebron and Mardela volunteer fire departments provided critical care and prepared Munir for transport by a Delaware State Police helicopter to Shock Trauma.
Lewis said the initial assessment by first responders was a broken pelvis and internal injuries.
“Honestly, it’s a miracle,” Lewis said. “When I put him on that helicopter yesterday afternoon, and I walked with the emergency personnel, with his stretcher and backboard to the helicopter, put him on the helicopter, put a second deputy on the helicopter to fly to Baltimore with him — you fear the worst.
“When I got to shock trauma, I was blown away,” Lewis continued. “The doctor came over within minutes after I got there and said, ‘The good news is you have zero broken bones.’ He said, ‘We’re going to get you up. We want you to walk. And if you can walk with us, you’re going to be going home tonight.’ We were just looking at each other our dumbfounded. We were thrilled to death.”
Lewis took to social media Tuesday night to thank first responders and law enforcement who aided in the rescue.
“I want to express my deepest gratitude to the Maryland State Police, the Delaware State Police aviation team, our fellow law enforcement partners, and the dozens of sheriff’s deputies, firefighters, EMS personnel, and concerned civilians who immediately stepped up when the call for help went out,” Lewis said. “Your willingness to respond without hesitation reflects the very best of our community and the brotherhood and sisterhood of public safety.
“Today was a powerful reminder that when one of our own is in need, this community stands together. On behalf of our entire Sheriff’s Office, thank you for your professionalism, compassion, and unwavering support,” he added.
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