A veteran sheriff’s sergeant and his canine partner were taken for medical treatment after a traffic collision in East Los Angeles on Thursday.
A sheriff’s SUV involved in a crash in East Los Angeles in shown Nov. 9, 2017. (Credit: KTLA)
The crash occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. at Rodgers Street and City Terrace Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department news release.
The sergeant’s SUV collided with another vehicle; the person in that vehicle was not injured.
The sergeant, 16-year veteran who serves in the Transportation Services Bureau, was taken to a hospital. The canine, “Folty,” was take to a veterinarian as a precaution, the release said.
A car involved in a crash with a sheriff’s SUV in East Los Angeles in shown Nov. 9, 2017. (Credit: KTLA)
The sergeant was conscious and had minor injuries, according to a sheriff’s deputy acting as a spokesman for the department.
Video from the scene showed a silver sedan with a shattered windshield and front-end damage, and a sheriff’s K-9 Unit SUV on the sidewalk, facing a wrought-iron fence head on.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash; no details about it were immediately available.
An 10 Freeway exit in the area was closed during the investigation.
from KTLA http://ift.tt/2AyLN4z
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