Washington State, from what I've read, has no exemption for police officers not wearing their seatbelts. He was in a high speed pursuit, he should have been smart enough to put his belt on. He should get disciplined by his department for not wearing the belt. The injuries he sustained are due to his violation of not wearing a seat belt and he should still be disciplined regardless of the injury. The injury is separate from the violation. He did get lucky he wasn't killed by being tossed out of the car and have the car chasing him and crushing him.
I don't understand how he lost control of the car, aren't they trained for elusive maneuvers? What about the ABS system in the car, newer model cars and trucks have traction control and other such safety devices installed on the cars, was his defective?
So much information not given....
Yes the motorcyclists were morons for what they did and I'm not discounting that. They were lucky the cop hit his brakes.