Policeman Dies as Cab Hits His Cycle
A Los Angeles police officer was killed Tuesday afternoon when a taxicab turned in front of his motorcycle.
Randol L. Marshall, 39, an 18-year police veteran, was driving west in the 17760 block of Saticoy Street at about 1:15 p.m., when his motorcycle was struck by a cab making a left turn into a driveway, Sgt. Dennis Zine said.
The officer, who suffered massive body trauma, was pronounced dead at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Zine said.
The driver of the cab and a passenger were not injured. Their names were not released. The driver was questioned and released pending further investigation into the cause of the crash, Zine said.
2 Other Officers Hurt
Two other motorcycle officers, Harlan DeJongh, 36, and George Maycott, 42, were in good condition Tuesday at Medical Center of North Hollywood with injuries they suffered in another on-duty accident Monday night, police said.
The two were heading west on Riverside Drive at Cahuenga Boulevard, when they were struck by a northbound car, Officer Mike Ewing said.
The collision was “apparently an accident,†Ewing said, and the driver of the car was not cited.
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