2 Accidents Shut Down Laurel Canyon, Officer Injured

A pair of accidents occurring during rush hour canyon traffic completely closed a stretch of Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Studio City.

The Tuesday evening crash reportedly involved an LAPD motorcycle patrol officer who was taken to the hospital, but does not have life-threatening injuries, according to Officer Sara Faden of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations
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The cars involved were a blue sedan that crashed into the motorcycle officer, who was on the way to answering a call of a separate accident about a quarter mile away.

At 6:45 p.m., the roadway connecting the San Fernando Valley to Hollywood and West Hollywood was opened after being completely closed for nearly two hours. Police are investigating the area, and the spill-off is crowding Mulholland Drive, Coldwater Canyon and making the 101 Freeway busier than usual.

Laurel Canyon is closed between Mulholland Drive and Ventura Boulevard. This is only a few days before Coldwater Canyon, the parallel alternate route, will be closed for a month for repairs.

Faden doesn't know the condition of the two other motorists injured in the collision.

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