A California Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on the 5 Freeway in Sylmar early Sunday morning, authorities said.
The officer was struck around 3:30 a.m. while responding to a disabled vehicle on southbound Interstate 5, north of State Route 14, according to CHP Officer Elizabeth Kravig.
The officer, whose name has not been released, was rushed to hospital in an unknown condition, she said.
All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 north of State Route 14 remained closed Sunday morning, she said.
