CHP OFFICER WOUNDS DRIVER AFTER CHASE.Byline: City News Service A California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officer shot and critically wounded a motorist Thursday after he reportedly tried to hit the officer during a traffic stop near Universal City. The shooting occurred near the Hollywood Freeway and Vineland Avenue, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan spokesman Pablo Torres. The officer involved was unharmed, Torres said. The officer involved chased a black Pontiac Fiero that had failed to yield on Vineland Avenue. At one point, the driver of the Fiero stopped, and the officer got out of the patrol car. The driver put the car in reverse and tried to run down the officer, who fired several times, hitting the motorist in the chest. The wounded man drove off but crashed his car at Moorpark Street and Lankershim Boulevard, where he was arrested. Paramedics took the wounded suspect to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History , said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Jim Wells. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO A California Highway Patrol investigator looks into the car of a motorist shot in a confrontation with a CHP officer Thursday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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