Irwindale , CA : One women and Police officer minorly injured after car and a Honda sedan collided at north of Arrow Highway on Friday , February 13th 2015

A woman suffered moderate injuries and a CHP officer sustained minor injuries when a CHP patrol car and a Honda sedan collided on Irwindale Avenue on Friday afternoon, Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Irvin Williams said.

Paramedics rushed the woman, whose age was not available, to a trauma center by helicopter, while the injured CHP officer, who is in his 30s, was taken to a hospital by ambulance, Irwindale police Sgt. Robert Avila said.

The crash took place about 4 p.m. on Irwindale Avenue, just north of Arrow Highway, California Highway Patrol Officer Peter Bishop said.

The CHP car sustained significant damage to the front end. The Honda sustained major damage to passenger side.

Authorities shut down both directions of traffic on Irwindale Avenue between Arrow Highway and Gladstone Street as they investigated the scene.

Both CHP and Irwindale police officials took part in the investigation, which was expected to be spearheaded by Irwindale police.

The crash was the second involving a law enforcement patrol car in the San Gabriel Valley on Friday.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department patrol car sustained major damage about 11:30 a.m. after colliding with a Nissan Altima being driven by a woman on San Gabriel Boulevard in Rosemead, sheriff's Lt. Loy McBride said.

Officials said the deputy was driving southbound on Rosemead Boulevard, just south of Garvey Avenue, with emergency lights and sirens on when the crash occurred.

The patrol car struck the Nissan and a parked car, McBride said. The woman was not hurt. The deputy was treated for injuries described as minor.

The cause of the Rosemead crash remained under investigation.


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Woman, CHP officer hurt in Irwindale collision