Officer, 3 others hurt in pursuit accident
A Vernon police officer chasing a speeding motorcyclist Sunday collided with another vehicle in Huntington Park, injuring himself and three other people, police said.
The officer was pursuing the motorcyclist south on Templeton Street when his patrol car collided with a Ford Explorer at Saturn Avenue about 2:20 p.m., said Lt. Lee Alirez of the Huntington Park Police Department.
All three occupants of the Explorer and the officer had to be extracted from their vehicles by firefighters, Alirez said.
The officer and two of the people in the Explorer suffered minor injuries, Alirez said, adding that the third person in the SUV appeared to have more serious injuries. All four were taken to a hospital in stable condition.
A Vernon Police Department spokesman declined to identify the officer involved in the accident.
The identities of the people in the Explorer were not immediately available, Alirez said.
The motorcyclist, who was not involved in the collision, fled the scene, police said.
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