Overview
- The collision occurred around 10:25 p.m. Saturday near Wilbur Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard on the Reseda–Northridge border.
- LAPD says officers were responding to a short pursuit and moving to set a perimeter after a suspect fled on foot when the units crashed.
- The Los Angeles Fire Department reported two officers in critical condition and a third with minor injuries, while a later LAPD account said all three were treated and released.
- A suspect was detained at the scene and later arrested on suspicion of felony evading.
- AIR7 video showed two heavily damaged cruisers and officers being loaded into ambulances, with reports differing on whether the initial call involved a gun or a suspected DUI.