Investigators piece together what caused motorcade officer to crash and die

OFFICER ESCORTING THE PRESIDENT S MOTORCADE TO CRASH HIS MOTORCYCLE INTO A TREE KILLING HIM THAT S THE QUESTION A HANDFUL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE TRYING TO ANSWER TONIGHT JEFF MAHER IS LIVE AT THE SUNPORT WITH THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION THAT S TONIGHT S TOP STORY JEFF THIS IS THE SPOT WHERE OFFICER GERMAINE CASEY DIED AFTER CRASHING HIS MOTORCYCLE WHILE IN THE PRESIDENT S MOTORCADE IT S THE SECOND MOTORCADE ACCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF NOW OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THINGS NEED TO BE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY we want to make sure that every officer that participates in protection for dignitaries is safe RIO RANCHO OFFICER GERMAINE CASEY DIED WHILE PROTECTING THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE YESTERDAY NEAR THE SUNPORT AS PRESIDENT BUSH S MOTORCADE PASSED THROUGH IN FEBRUARY 2006 BERNALILLO SERGEANT JERRY NIXON WAS INJURED IN A CRASH ON I-25 WHILE IN A MOTORCADE THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN T HAPPEN AGAIN THEY RE HEADING A REVIEW INVOLVING MULTIPLE AGENCIES INCLUDING STATE POLICE AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE and then we ll also have some outside experts that are involved in motorcycle riding participate to do a complete comprehensive review to see if there s anything that we need to change in the way we handle things A REVIEW LIKE THIS HASN T BEEN DONE SINCE THE JOHN HYDE MURDERS TWO YEARS AGO IN THE MEANTIME OFFICERS ARE DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN FLAGS FLEW AT HALF-STAFF IN RIO RANCHO AND ALBUQUERQUE RIO RANCHO OFFICERS ARE WEARING THESE BLACK BANDS ON THEIR BADGES - IN MEMORY OF CASEY - WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE this is a tragedy for all law enforcement and when law enforcement takes a hit everybody takes a hit OFFICERS HAVE NOT RELEASED ANY MORE DETAILS ABOUT YESTERDAY S CRASH - THEY SAY THE INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO COMPLETE COMING UP AT SIX - THE DANGERS OF BEING A MOTORCYCLE COP WHILE PROTECTING THE PRESIDENT LIVE AT THE SUNPORT JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR