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CHP officer in El Monte hospitalized after tire slams into cruiser

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By CNN Newsource

Published August 29, 2023 10:14 AM

By MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ

LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Los Angeles County firefighters drove an officer to the hospital after an errant tire slammed into the officer’s patrol vehicle.

The collision happened on the southbound portion of the I-605 Freeway in El Monte at around 3:30 p.m., according to authorities.

First responders found the officer injured and rushed him to a nearby hospital. The California Highway Patrol nor the L.A. County Fire Department released the officer’s condition.

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