LAPD motorcycle officer hospitalized after Chinatown crash

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was hospitalized Friday afternoon after a crash involving a civilian car in Chinatown.

According to LAPD a call came in around 2:18 p.m. Friday for a call of an officer needing help near the intersection of Alpine Street and N. Main Street. Visuals from SkyFOX over the scene show that the other vehicle appears to be a dark four-door sedan. 

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The injured officer was taken to the hospital. It wasn't immediately clear what injuries the officer sustained, but according to LAPD they're expected to be okay.

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