Suspects Sought in Hit-and-Run Traffic Collision Involving LAPD Patrol Vehicle

SUNLAND, LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 (KNN) — Los Angeles Police Department officers searched for suspects overnight who fled from the scene of a traffic collision involving a patrol vehicle.

LAPD Foothill Division officers responding to a possible burglary call were involved in a hit-and-run traffic collision early Thursday morning.

Officers were traveling eastbound on the 8500 block of Foothill Boulevard in Sunland with lights and sirens activated, when they collided with a dark colored pickup truck shortly after 2:30 a.m.

The driver and an unknown number of passengers from the pickup truck exited the vehicle and ran into the neighborhood north of Foothill Boulevard.

LAPD had established a perimeter in the area looking for the suspects.

One officer was transported to a local area hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics. The officer’s condition was unknown at the time.

Foothill Boulevard was closed in both directions for an unknown duration.

Zak Holman, Video Journalist / KNN