LAPD dashcam shows officers responding to a call, crashing into a car that was turning left
By: A civilian was hospitalized in critical condition after a crash involving a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser in the Jefferson Park area late Sunday evening.
Officers say that one civilian was rushed to a nearby hospital after the collision, which happened at the intersection of W. Adams Boulevard and S. Gramercy Place, according to LAPD Officer Tony Im.
He says that both officers inside of the cruiser were in stable condition as they were taken to a nearby hospital for observation.
On Monday, LAPD officers said that the patrol unit was responding to a call for backup in the University Park area for reports of an armed suspect.
"While responding to this help call with lights and sirens activated, a patrol unit was involved in a crash with another vehicle at the intersection of Adams Boulevard and Gramercy Place," said the statement from LAPD.