Newly released video showed the moment a Los Angeles Police Department unit collided with another car in the Jefferson Park area last month.
At around 5:55 p.m. on June 23, patrol officers responding to an emergency call were traveling eastbound on Adams Boulevard when the incident happened, LAPD said in a statement.
The collision took place when the officers crossed over into westbound lanes and attempted to pass a Toyota Corolla with emergency lights and sirens activated, police said.
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The Corolla made a left-hand turn in front of the police car, and then collided with it at the intersection of Adams Boulevard and Gramercy Place, according to video footage captured by a nearby security camera.
The driver, with severe injury, was rushed into the hospital and put into a medically induced coma. According to LAPD Capt. Kelly Muniz, he is expected to survive.
