Teen driver hits LAPD officer, slams vehicle into popular bagel shop: officials

Teen driver hits officer, plows into bagel shop

A popular bagel shop in the San Fernando Valley was damaged after an 18-year-old, who was reportedly driving erratically, crashed into it overnight.

LOS ANGELES - An 18-year-old driver was arrested after authorities said he clipped an officer and proceeded to slam his pickup truck into a 24-hour bagel shop in the San Fernando Valley overnight. 

What we know:

Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department Traffic Division said around 2:15 a.m. Thursday, a Nissan Frontier was spotted driving erratically. 

The driver of a tow truck attempted to intervene. At the same time, two officers had just arrived and were walking toward a bagel shop when the suspect accelerated and lost control of his vehicle, clipped one officer, nearly hit a second officer, and proceeded to plow his pickup truck into Western Bagel.

Investigators said four teens – two boys and two girls – were located inside the truck. The driver was subsequently arrested and the passengers, ages 16 and 17, were cited for curfew violation. The incident is being investigated as an assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer.

The officer who was hit was not seriously injured and did not require hospitalization. 

Driver slams into bagel shop after hitting officer

A driver was arrested after clipping a police officer and plowing his vehicle into a 24-hour bagel shop in the San Fernando Valley.

The popular 24-hour bagel shop is located at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Stagg Street.  The store was forced to close for several hours due to the impact of the crash, including a temporary loss of power. 

The LAPD's Mission Division will handle the investigation. 

What they're saying:

Raul Velez, the store's general manager, said he's glad no one was hurt. 

"The police officers are very lucky. I mean, they almost lost their lives. We're fortunate that nobody was injured and that everybody was fine," Velez said. 

"The most important part is that nobody was injured. Everything else we can fix," he added. 

What we don't know:

The name of the suspect was not released.