LONG BEACH — The Washington State Patrol said a southwest Washington police officer was taken to a hospital as a precaution after his patrol vehicle struck a herd of elk on U.S. 101.
KBKW says the State Patrol report didn’t indicate how many elk might have been hurt in the crash at about 1:30 a.m. Monday. The animals left the crash site.
The 60-year-old Long Beach officer’s police cruiser was towed away.
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