Motorcyclist crashes during pursuit west of Santa Rosa

<p>A speeding motorcyclist who crashed and then fled the accident scene provoked a manhunt and the lockdown of a school west of Santa Rosa on Wednesday afternoon.</p><p>A CHP officer attempted to stop the motorcyclist at about 4 p.m, but the man accelerated to more than 90 mph, according to officials. The man tried to brake near Hall and Willowside roads to avoid a collision, but crashed his Suzuki motorcycle.</p><p>The suspect reportedly fled through nearby Willowside Middle School with officers in pursuit. He was caught hiding in a nearby residence about two hours later, according to the CHP.</p><p>He was identified as Robert Keith Casey, 40 of Santa Rosa.</p><p>While police were searching for him with the aid of aircraft and a canine unit, school officials locked down the middle school and notified parents of the situation.</p><p>A girls’ eighth-grade volleyball team was practicing in the gym and as a result were confined to the gym until they could be released to their parents.</p>