Deputies Hurt in Rollover Crash While Dealing with Man Throwing Bottles in the Road

Two deputies were injured in Malibu tonight when their patrol car crashed into a guardrail and rolled over while they were responding to a request for assistance by other deputies, a sheriff’s lieutenant said.

The crash happened at about 6:45 p.m. at Kanan Dume and Latigo Canyon roads, said Lt. Jennifer Seetoo of the Malibu Sheriff’s Station.

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The deputies were responding to a request for assistance by other deputies dealing with a man throwing bottles in the middle of Pacific Coast Highway, Seetoo said.

Responding deputies rescued the deputies in the rollover crash, Seetoo said. They were airlifted to a hospital after Los Angeles County firefighters assessed their injuries.

It was determined at the hospital the deputies’ injuries were not life- threatening, she said.

The crash was under investigation and Kanan Dume and Latigo Canyon roads were closed in the area, Seetoo said.

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