After a few ongoing high profile accidents escorting politicians, law officials who conduct their duty from the saddle of a motorcycle are in the news.

And some of it isn’t pretty, for either the law officials or motorcycle enthusiasts.

Last in the headlines during the 2008 presidential elections, after nearly two years of riding behind the scenes the danger of being a police motorcycle escort was left to the statistics. But several recent incidents while escorting the President and Vice President of the United States have brought the high risk duty roaring back into the public eye.

With the police who make their official way into the saddle considered as among the best trained motorcycle riders in the world, two-wheeled incidents and accidents of the law enforcement nature shock the riding community.

It has been reported that the accident in Dallas, Texas was caused by a pothole. ‘Unforeseen road hazard’ has been given as the offical cause of the accident that injured Senior Cpl. Michael Manis while he was part of the police detail escorting President Obama on Monday. But statistically speaking, some could say it was only a matter of time before another similar accident.

Using the tragic death of Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada who died escorting then presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2008 as a point in time, a total of nine police have had a motorcycle mishap in the line of duty since.

Even as motorcycle and law enforcement share these moments of tragedy, the two communities in Indianapolis, Indiana are at odds over the death of a motorcyclist by a police officer reportedly drunk behind the wheel of a police car.

Occurring last week, Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi has since filed seven felony drunken-driving charges against Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer David Bisard who struck and killed rider Eric Wells as well as injuring two other riders.

Witnesses to last week’s accident claim Bisard, 36, was driving fast and erratically, weaving in and out of traffic reporting to assist in an arrest. He hit three of four motorcyclists who were stopped at a traffic light. Wells, 30, suffered head injuries and died. Kurt Weekly, 44, and Mary Mills, 47, were injured and taken to a local hospital.

The four were co-workers who had decided to hop on their motorcycles and get Chinese food for lunch.

The uninjured rider, George Burt told reporters and authorities after the accident although the riders heard the police car’s sirens, they were behind a car at the traffic light with no room to pull over. According to his recollection, the left lane was available for the police car to pass in. Instead, Bisard braked, swerved and tried to avoid the motorcycles, but hit the riders and landed on the median.

The incident took a tragic turn when reports surfaced of Bisard being impaired while on duty and behind the wheel. The anger in the riding community was furthered from news that Bisard wasn’t administered a field sobriety or breath test at the time of the accident. His blood-alcohol content later registered at more than twice the level at which a driver is considered drunk.

Even as relatives and the riding community in Indiana come to terms with the ongoing matter, bikers in Washington State could be considering taking away the title of ‘big-hearted biker’ from two of their own.

A state trooper has reported two bikers offered applause and laughter instead of help after an accident that had the officer pinned under his wrecked patrol car.

The incident started with Trooper Brian Salyer trying to get information from the motorcycles of a pack of riders allegedly speeding at more than 100 mph on Interstate 5. After trying to pull them over and while focusing his attention on the leader of the group, Salyer was cut off by two of the riders forcing him to swerve and slam on his brakes. The incident caused the Trooper to hit a guard rail a roll the patrol car several times before landing in a ditch.

It was there, pinned in his wrecked car, when according to his report filed after the event at least two of the motorcycle riders pulled up, got off their bikes and began clapping and laughing.

They rode off as other motorists began pulling up to the scene.

While the incident hasn’t left the riding community in a good light, Police officials are quick to prevent any stereotypes from running rampant. They have been quick to point out that the riders involved weren’t on cruisers but sportsbikes, or ‘crotch-rockets’.

"Typically, our Harleys don't cause any trouble. They're riding around trying to be safe," a police spokesperson has said, noting the number of speeding riders do increase in the summer months.