Two motorcycle police officers — one with Garden Grove’s department, the other with Long Beach’s — were injured in separate crashes on the eastbound 22 Freeway in Garden Grove within an hour of each other and about two miles apart on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 16, authorities said.

Officer Brinson was extricated from his patrol vehicle by Huntsville Fire and received initial medical treatment from Walker County EMS at the scene. He was then taken to a Houston-area hospital, where police say he remains in critical condition with numerous severe injuries.