Our thoughts and support are with our local injured LAPD Officer

A Los Angeles Police Department officer from the local LAPD Mission Division was rushed to the hospital after they were hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Hubbard Street in Sylmar Friday night.

The officer was hit by a passing vehicle while he was investigating a crash near the 13500 block of Foothill Boulevard (Between Hubbard / Maclay) shortly before 7:48 p.m., an LAPD spokesperson stated. Officials are investigating the crash as a possible hit-and-run.

The officer was taken by ambulance to a nearby trauma center in serious condition. The officer suffered multiple injuries and is now in stable condition, according to police.

An LAPD officer was injured after they were hit by a vehicle in Sylmar on Aug. 28, 2026.

Footage of the scene captured by SKY 5 showed paramedics and a fleet of LAPD vehicles responding to the crash. The officer was loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher and escorted to a local hospital by his fellow officers.

Police found the vehicle involved in the crash and the suspected driver about a mile from the crash near Sutter Avenue at 8:40 p.m. The suspect was taken into custody, LAPD said. The suspect suffered minor injuries from the crash and was taken to a local hospital.