Heard about this at lunch but hadn't heard that the officer had died only that he was in serious condition. The report said that the driver did pull onto to the should to pass traffic at a high rate of speed when they collided with the motorcycle, officer and the car that he had stopped. Tragic and stupid because someone got frustrated with the traffic on the 405, all of us who have ever lived and worked in OC or LA know the 405 sucks big time an did does you no good to go ape shid over it.
CHP officer severely injured in crash on 405 | abc7.com
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was critically injured in a crash that shut down a busy portion of the 405 Freeway on Wednesday.
The accident, involving the motorcycle cop and two other vehicles, was reported on the 405 North, just south of National Boulevard at about 8:30 a.m. Authorities said the officer had completed a traffic stop of a Honda SUV on the shoulder of the freeway when an Infiniti slammed into him from behind, pushing him into the SUV.
There was a doctor and some other medical personnel who saw what happened and helped the officer.
The officer was taken to UCLA Medical Center in critical condition. CHP Sgt. Mark Garrett said his condition was "very serious."
"We're very concerned, and we're getting his family there as fast as we can," he said.
Three other civilians were injured in the accident, but their injuries are reportedly minor.
The 405 North is expected to be closed for several hours as authorities investigate the scene, with traffic being diverted off at Venice Boulevard. Two lanes of the 405 South also remain closed. It is unknown how long the closures will be in effect.
