LAPD motorcycle officer hospitalized in unknown condition after crash on 210 Freeway in Glendora

GLENDORA, Calif. (KABC) -- A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was hospitalized Wednesday morning after a crash on the westbound 210 Freeway in Glendora, authorities said.

The crash was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m. near Grand Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to the CHP, the officer was riding a 2015 LAPD-issued BMW motorcycle on his way to work when the crash occurred. The two truck drivers, who remained at the scene, were uninjured, and neither was arrested, the CHP reported.
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The officer was taken to a hospital for treatment of a possible broken leg, according to the LAPD.

Several lanes were closed as crews worked to clear the scene, prompting a traffic back that stretched for miles as the morning commute got underway. The CHP canceled the SigAlert just after 6:30 a.m. and all lanes were reopened.
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Anyone with information was urged to call the CHP Baldwin Park Area office at 626-338-1164.

City News Service contributed to this report.