The mayor of Inglewood, California, and a member of the Los Angeles Police Department are counting their blessings after a horrifying car crash on Tuesday sent his SUV hurtling into a police officer sitting on a motorcycle. The officer was launched into a nearby water fountain. The accident was caught
The mayor of Inglewood, California, and a member of the Los Angeles Police Department are counting their blessings after a horrifying car crash on Tuesday sent his SUV hurtling into a police officer sitting on a motorcycle. The officer was launched into a nearby water fountain.
Mayor James Butts, who has served as mayor of the Los Angeles suburb since 2011, is a longtime public figure in Southern California. He served as a police officer himself, and later police chief, in Santa Monica. The officer, who has not been named, was wearing his helmet when he was knocked into the nearby fountain. He suffered substantial injuries, but is expected to make a full recovery, according to KABC."I am thankful the occupants of the other vehicle were uninjured," Butts said in a statement Wednesday."I am thankful that the Motorcycle Officer is expected to make a full recovery. He has been on my mind and heart since the accident.
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