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CHP Officer Injured In Accident Involving Canadian Prime Minister's Motorcade In Ventura County

A CHP motorcycle officer suffered moderate injuries in a traffic collision involving a motorcade for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ventura County Friday night.

The Canadian leader spoke at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley and was headed back to the Los Angeles area when the accident occurred just after 7 p.m. The Prime Minister’s vehicle wasn’t involved.

The crash happened on Madera Road near Aristotle Street. Initial reports are that an SUV turned in front of the motorcycle officer.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.