Original Article Motorcycle officer injured in I-10 crash Brent Whiting The Arizona Republic Dec. 21, 2005 11:36 AM A motorcycle officer for the Arizona Department of Public Safety was injured Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 10 near 63rd Avenue. James Fleming, a four-year DPS member, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, where he was admitted for observation. Rick Knight, a DPS spokesman, said Fleming was knocked unconscious in the crash, but regained consciousness after paramedics arrived. Knight said the accident took shortly before 8 a.m. in the eastbound lanes after the driver of a yellow Jeep took evasive action to avoid a vehicle that cut in front of the Jeep. The Jeep pulled in front of Fleming's motorcycle, resulting in a collsion, he said. The Jeep driver stopped to render help, Knight said. The other driver also stopped, but later took off, apparently after seeing that a DPS officer was down, he said. A license number was obtained for the other vehicle and investigators are doing follow-up work, Knight added. Reach the reporter at brent.whiting@arizonarepublic.com or (602) 444-8637. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1222wvbriefs22.html DPS officer in hospital after crash WEST PHOENIX - A motorcycle officer for the Arizona Department of Public Safety was injured Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 10 near 63rd Avenue. James Fleming, a four-year DPS worker, was taken to a Phoenix hospital, where he was admitted for observation, authorities said.