[03-13-2023] Los Angeles County, CA – Two Injured, Including Police Officer, in Downey Two-Vehicle Crash

A police officer and another driver were injured following a head-on collision between a white sedan and a patrol SUV in Downey on Monday morning, March 13, 2023.

According to the Downey Police Department, the two-vehicle collision occurred early morning at about 1:45 a.m. at the Columbia Way and Lakewood Boulevard intersection.

The officer was reportedly on duty at that time. What led to the crash remains unclear, but both vehicles sustained heavy front-end damage, with both airbags deployed. The responding Downey firefighters had to extricate an injured man from the wreckage.

The unidentified officer and the 25-year-old male driver of the sedan were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Current updates revealed they are both in stable condition.

The traffic was redirected as Lakewood’s northbound lanes from Donovan to Alameda streets and Columbia’s northbound lanes from Imperial Highway were closed.

Police are requesting anyone with information on the collision to contact them as the investigation continues.

Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

The majority of accidental deaths and injuries in the United States occur in motor vehicle incidents. Another statistic shows that automotive accidents cause almost ten million injuries and two million deaths annually around the globe.

Despite a three-year decline, the National Safety Council reported an 8.3 percent increase in traffic-related fatalities in the United States in 2020. There have been 39,107 people killed in motor vehicle accidents in 2019. In 2020, there were 42,338 of them, up from the previous year’s count.

In 2020, 3,847 people died in traffic accidents in California. Less than half of the fatalities (1,587 or 41%) involved two or more cars, while more than half (59% or 2,260) involved a single-vehicle crash.

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