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Off-duty deputy hurt in Echo Park crash
The off-duty officer was rushed to an area hospital.
LOS ANGELES - Southern California authorities said an off-duty deputy was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash in Echo Park on Friday morning.
Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department said a motorcyclist collided with a streetlight pole around 4:30 a.m. in the 1000 block of West Sunset Boulevard, between Silver Lake Blvd. and North Alvarado Street.
A male victim, identified as a deputy who was off duty, was taken to an area hospital.
By 7:30 a.m., officials said he was in stable condition.
No further information was immediately available.