A person was killed in a terrible car accident in the Sun Valley neighborhood on Monday afternoon, and two Los Angeles Police Department officers were hurt.
The accident took place near 10900 West Saticoy Street just before 2 p.m. The Los Angeles Fire Department says that two cars crashed. One was driven by a civilian man, and the other was by an LAPD officer who was reacting to a call about domestic violence.
Firefighters got to the scene of the accident quickly and used hydraulic rescue tools to aid the driver. It was sad that the man, who was thought to be between 60 and 70 years old, was declared dead at the scene. Although his full name has not been made public yet, friends eventually identified him as Jose, a local resident who had just picked up desserts from a nearby home as is a family tradition.
Two police officers from the LAPD were hurt in the crash and were taken to a nearby hospital. Detective Meghan Aguilar of the LAPD says that both of them said they were in pain but that they should be freed later Monday.
During a press conference, Aguilar said that the officers were on their way to carry out a restraining order connected to a case of domestic violence. The private driver tried to make a left turn onto Cleon Avenue while the police cruiser was going down Saticoy Street. At that very moment, the police car hit the side of the private car that was driven by a person.
Friends said that Jose loved his family very much and that he leaves behind his wife and three kids. The loss has been very hard on people in the neighbourhood who knew him.
The LAPD said the probe is still going on. The police are going to look at digital footage from the camera in the police van and the officers’ body cameras to figure out the exact order of events.
This terrible event is a harsh reminder of the risks police officers face every day, even on routine calls, and how much sudden death hurts families and communities.
While the probe goes on, the community mourns the death of Jose and hopes that the officers who were hurt get better quickly. The police want anyone who knows anything about the crash to come forward.
“This article was written by Mathew Owen. AI tools were used lightly for grammar and formatting, but the ideas, words, and edits are all mine.”
