Crime & Safety
LAPD Officer Seriously Injured in Crash on Forest Lawn Drive
The officer suffers a broken pelvis when his motorcycle broadsides the rear door of another vehicle, police say.
By City News Service
A Los Angeles police traffic officer was hospitalized Saturday morning in serious condition after he crashed his motorcycle into a car on Forest Lawn Drive, authorities said.
The accident occurred just after midnight at 6800 Forest Lawn Dr., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott.
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The unnamed LAPD officer, believed to be about 50 years-old, was transported in serious condition to a hospital, Scott said.
The officer suffered a broken pelvis when his motorcycle broadsided the rear door of another vehicle, said Sgt. Randy Modrell of the LAPD's Valley Traffic Division, where the injured officer was assigned.
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The injured officer was on his way home at the time of the crash from the Hollywood Bowl. He was transported to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center for treatment, Modrell added.
"There was some intrusion into the rear side door of the other vehicle, but I don't believe the other party was injured," Modrell continued. "We have not been able to determine who was at fault because there is a conflict between the two parties' stories."
Anyone with information on this crash was asked to call the LAPD's Valley Traffic Division at (818) 644-8000.
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