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Sunday, March 16, 2014Area:
Los Angeles, CATwo Los Angeles Police Department officers were in serious condition Monday morning after a crash involving their unmarked patrol vehicle and a sport utility vehicle in the Atwater Village area north of downtown Los Angeles.
Four officers were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. Two of those officers were taken to the hospital but were later released.
Three people in the SUV also were hospitalized.
The crash was reported at about 9 a.m. near Fletcher Drive and San Fernando Road, about six miles north of downtown Los Angeles.
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Sunday, March 9, 2014Area:
San Diego, CAA woman suspected of drunken driving was arrested early Monday after authorities said she drove the wrong way on two highways and collided with a California Highway Patrol car.
Authorities were notified about 1:35 a.m. that a driver in a Mitsubishi Mirage was heading west in the eastbound lanes of state Route 52. The driver then exited onto Interstate 5 and headed south in the northbound lanes where she sideswiped the patrol car, the CHP said.
The driver was stopped and taken into custody and booked into jail on DUI charges, the CHP said.
No injuries were reported.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014Area:
Los Angeles, CAA Los Angeles Police Department officer, later identified as Nicholas Choung Lee, 40, was killed Friday morning in a crash involving a dump truck and a patrol vehicle in Beverly Hills.
Fire-rescue personnel responded to the crash at Loma Vista Drive near Doheny Road, near the Greystone Mansion area. A male officer died in the crash, according to the LAPD.
A female officer and the truck driver were hospitalized in critical condition. Officers gathered at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, just southeast of the crash site, to wait for updates.
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Monday, March 3, 2014A police chase ended with the suspect’s car and the squad car in Arcade Creek in Sacramento.
Sacramento police officers attempted to pull over the car near Marconi Avenue and Connie Drive in Sacramento. That’s when the suspect took off and then crashed into the creek.
Both cars have since been removed from the creek bed.
No one was seriously injured.
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Monday, February 24, 2014Area:
Los Angeles, CAA Long Beach police motorcycle officer was injured in a traffic accident involving a big rig on Tuesday.
Authorities say the accident happened in the area of Santa Fe Avenue and 14th Street at 8:51 a.m. The officer was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
The cause of the accident is unknown at this time. Santa Fe Avenue was shut down between Anaheim and 17th streets due to the investigation
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013Area:
San Diego, CAA speeding motorist crashed head-on into an on-duty sheriff's deputy on a rain-slicked Alpine road early Thursday, sending the lawman to the hospital with minor injuries, authorities said.
The two-car crash on the 3900 block of Willows Road near Viejas Casino & Resort occurred about 3:20 a.m., according to a San Diego County sheriff's Lt.
The deputy was traveling westbound when the eastbound motorist lost control of his speeding vehicle and crossed over a center divider, striking the deputy's car head-on.