Overview
- A multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Parkway Calabasas and Calabasas Road began when a red Prius struck the rear of a Los Angeles County sheriff's vehicle, causing the deputy's car to spin, hit an Audi and roll onto its side.
- Authorities and on-scene video show the red Prius suffered heavy front-end damage consistent with striking the deputy's vehicle from behind.
- The deputy and the Prius driver were taken to hospital with minor injuries while the woman driving the Audi was uninjured.
- Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators are using the intersection camera footage and a witness dashcam to reconstruct the sequence and have preliminarily attributed fault to the Prius driver pending the ongoing probe.
- Officials secured the scene and collected video evidence that could determine whether charges or traffic citations follow and that illustrates how fixed intersection cameras and civilian dashcams are used to establish fault in traffic collisions.