A local man died in the early morning hours on September 19 after fleeing from Bisbee police during a traffic stop.
According to information from the Bisbee Police Department, an officer initiated a traffic stop after spotting a motorcyclist, later identified as, Nicholas Rockwood, 44, run a stop sign in Old Bisbee. Police reported that Rockwood did initially stop near the entrance to the Queen Mine Tour parking lot but as police exited their vehicle he drove off.
While traveling east on Highway 80, Rockwood, somehow crossed the roadway and hit the cement barricade and was ejected from his bike, landing about 15 feet below in the cement drainage ditch.