Police in Los Angeles are looking for the driver who hit the officer in the performance of official duties.
The accident occurred on Saturday evening at the intersection of Central Avenue and Olympic Boulevard. At 21: 20 the attacker in a maroon SUV left on a red light from the side of Olympic Boulevard, knocking the guard moving according to the prospectus on the service motorcycle. After the collision, law enforcement officers was hospitalized with a broken pelvis and leg — at the time of admission to the hospital he is conscious.
Fearing crime, the culprit fled from the scene. Colleagues of the victim interviewed witnesses and blocked the intersection to collect evidence.
According to operational data, a few blocks from the scene of the accident were detained a car matching the description of the one that shot a police officer. However, at the moment the information about the arrest of the suspect is missing.
