Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer critically injured, transported to hospital, after his motorcycle is rear-ended at an intersection in Los Angeles, by a SUV driven by Qaneak Cobb, 33, who was arrested.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:29am
Accident Date: 
Friday, April 4, 2014

LAPD Motorcycle Officer Dies After Crash.

A veteran motorcycle officer who was critically injured after being struck by a suspected DUI driver in North Hollywood has died, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Arrest Made After LAPD Motorcycle Officer Critically Hurt in Crash.

A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence when her vehicle struck a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer from behind at a red light, leaving him pinned between two vehicles Saturday, officials said.

A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence when her vehicle struck a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer from behind at a red light, leaving him pinned between two vehicles Saturday, officials said.

The officer was waiting for the traffic light at Saticoy Street and Lankershim Boulevard about 5:30 p.m. when an SUV rear-ended him, according to the LAPD. The officer was pinned between the SUV and the vehicle in front of him.

The officer was in critical but stable condition Sunday. LAPD Commander Andrew Smith said the officer is a 26-year veteran of the department.

"The injured officer is in critical condition right now," Smith said. "Officers are in a nearby waiting room basically praying for his life."

Smith said the SUV pulled up at a high rate of speed. The female driver, Qaneak Cobb, was arrested Saturday night and was suspected of being under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash.

Her bail was set at $185,000.

Alicia Garcia, a medical assistant, was nearby after the crash and ran out into the street to help the injured officer before paramedics arrived.

"By the time I ran out another nurse was out there too, and we were able to get a pulse from him," Garcia said. "He was unconscious, but we knew as long as we had a pulse he was going to be OK."

The incident comes a month after the death of LAPD Training Officer Nicholas Choung Lee, who was killed when the patrol vehicle he was in collided with a dump truck in Beverly Hills.

People Involved: 
Qaneak Cobb

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