LAPD motorcycle officer struck in hit-and-run collision

This post has been updated below.

A Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer was struck in a hit-and-run collision near Sunset Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway, a department spokesman said Wednesday night.

The condition of the officer was not immediately known. He was hit about 7:50 p.m by a dark colored vehicle that apparently fled north on PCH, according to Officer Gregory Baek.

“The vehicle left the scene without rendering aid,� Baek said.

Investigators were responding to the scene. No other details were immediately available.

[Updated, 8:41 p.m., Dec. 4: The officer was transported to a hospital, police said. His condition was not immediately known.]

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