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Police motorcycle officer hurt in Redwood City crash

Police motorcycle officer hurt in Redwood City crash
Police motorcycle officer hurt in Redwood City crash 01:04

REDWOOD CITY -- A police motorcycle officer was hospitalized following a frightening collision in a Redwood City intersection Tuesday caught on camera.

Security video from a gas station shows the officer entering the intersection of 5th and Bay Streets in Redwood City when she was hit by a blue sedan, sending her flying onto the pavement.

The intersection is a four-way stop, police said.

The officer was rushed to a hospital and there was no immediate word on her injuries. The investigation will focus partly on whether the driver of the car sped through the intersection.

This is a breaking news update. More information to be added as available.

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