Motorcycle officer injured in west Las Vegas crash

A Las Vegas police officer was injured Wednesday morning while investigating an accident in west Las Vegas. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Max Michor Las Vegas Review-Journal

October 18, 2017 - 4:12 am

A Las Vegas police officer was injured Wednesday morning after he was struck by a vehicle in the west valley.

About 2:20 a.m., the motorcycle officer was investigating a crash on Durango Drive, near Vegas Drive, when he was struck by a vehicle, according to Metropolitan Police Lt. Chris Holmes.

Holmes said the officer was taken to University Medical Center with minor injuries.

Hours earlier, another Metro officer was hospitalized as a precaution after a crash in the east valley. No one was injured in that crash.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter.

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