A suspect pursued in an allegedly stolen vehicle and a deputy trying to protect oncoming motorists in an Arcadia intersection were injured Saturday when the suspect crashed into the deputy’s patrol car.
The crash occurred about 6:55 p.m. Saturday at West Duarte Road and Temple City Boulevard, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Dep. Tracy Koerner told City News Service.
Deputies from the Temple City Sheriff’s Station were in pursuit of the vehicle reported stolen when the suspect crashed into the deputy, who was in his patrol car with lights flashing, trying to keep other vehicles out of the path of the pursuit, Koerner said.
“Whether it was intentional or not is under investigation,” he said.
Firefighters used hydraulic tools to get the suspect out of the vehicle, Koerner said.
The suspect and the deputy were taken in ambulances to hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, he said.