Sheriff's motorcycle deputy hospitalized after violent crash involving big rig in Santa Clarita

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (KABC) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was rushed to a hospital in unknown condition after a violent crash involving a semitruck in Santa Clarita, authorities said.

The collision occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m. in the area of Creekside Road and McBean Parkway, a sheriff's spokesperson said. The driver of the big rig was not seriously injured.
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Video from AIR7 HD showed the mangled wreckage of the deputy's motorcycle pinned against the front end of the truck.
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The injured deputy's identity was not immediately released. The cause of the crash was under investigation.