According to the authorities, the officer was responding to a call just after 2 p.m. February 11, when the accident happened at the McCall Boulevard and Menifee Road intersection
Menifee, CA – A Menifee Police Department officer was among two people injured in a multi-vehicle collision that occurred at an intersection in the city on Wednesday afternoon.
According to the authorities, the officer was responding to a call just after 2 p.m. February 11, when the accident happened at the McCall Boulevard and Menifee Road intersection.
Menifee police reported that the officer was responding to a call of a medical service when they were involved in a collision with at least two other vehicles. The report did not indicate the direction of the travel and whether the patrol car had its lights and siren on.
The Riverside County Fire Department and multiple other emergency units responded to the incident.
One driver was transported to a trauma center with moderate injuries while the officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The third driver was unharmed in the accident.
The identities of the officer and the other civilian drivers were not released.
The intersection was shut down for over three hours as emergency crews attended to the injured parties. The California Highway Patrol is handling an ongoing investigation into the collision.
Traffic accidents in Menifee resulted in 360 injuries and fatalities in 2021. This was a 31% increase compared to the previous year. This spike draws attention to certain hot spots in the city, especially a number of popular crossroads. Some of the most dangerous intersections have been noted to be Antelope Road & Scott Road, and Newport Boulevard & Haun Road. This is majorly due to high amount of traffic in these areas and congestion. Speed and alcohol continue to play major roles in these collisions. In 2021, speed played a role in 21% of the accidents while alcohol was a factor in 10% of the accidents. Authorities in Menifee have urged drivers to avoid drinking and driving and to slow down in order to increase safety because speed is one of the main causes of deadly collisions in California.
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