CHP motorcycle officer injured in collision in Palmdale
A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was injured in a collision in Palmdale on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
The crash occurred around 1:15 p.m. at Challenger Way and East Avenue M, said CHP spokesperson Alec Pereyda. The officer was transported to a local hospital and was stable, Pereyda said. Personnel from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department and the CHP responded to the incident.
In response to the accident, the intersection was closed around 2 p.m., Pereyda said. The cause of the collision was under investigation, he said. No other details were available.
Footage obtained by KTLA-TV showed the aftermath of what appeared to be a three-vehicle collision. The officer’s heavily damaged motorcycle could be seen smashed into the front end of a gray Jeep Cherokee, which was also seriously damaged.
Nearby, there was a white Nissan Sentra with a broken driver’s side front bumper. Debris from the crash, including pieces of a CHP uniform, was strewn on the street.
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