Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills stated that during crowd control at the parade, Officer Kenney Merenda's motorcycle lost balance, launching him into the crowd.
The police chief defended the decision not to halt the parade, noting that evacuating tens of thousands could have created greater chaos and confusion.
Video evidence indicates that Merenda's motorcycle accelerated rapidly just before the crash, with the chief explaining that a loss of balance caused this incident.
The California Highway Patrol is currently gathering video footage of the incident from the public to support the ongoing investigation into this crash.
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