CAR ACCIDENT: Responding Officer Hurt in Kingsburg Crash
January 27, 2010
Orange County- A California Highway Patrol officer who was heading to check a vehicular fire near Kingsburg sustained minor injuries after being involved in a collision Wednesday morning, authorities said.
The 31-year-old CHP officer Gabriel Perez was responding to a reported vehicular fire with another officer, Garrett Perez, 27, in a westbound patrol car on Mountain View Avenue when he collided with a 2001 Toyota.
Reports indicate that Gabriel Perez was initially positioned to make a left turn when it instead turned to the right hitting the Toyota that was passing on the right side of the patrol car.
The driver of the Toyota, 28-year-old Bernardino Morales of Dinuba, and another person were uninjured while the other officer, Garrett Perez was brought to a hospital and released later.
Authorities are conducting investigations regarding the accident.
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