A Los Angeles Police officer crashed a patrol car into some bus benches in Venice today, injuring himself and his partner.
The officers were responding to a backup call at Washington Boulevard and Pacific Avenue about 1:45 a.m., when a dark-colored SUV made a U-turn in front of them and the officer swerved onto a sidewalk at the southeast corner, knocking over two plastic bus benches in front of a Starbucks.
Los Angeles police Sgt. Monte Houze of the West Traffic Division said the officers were taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, but he disclosed no information about their injuries or conditions.
