Rodney King still getting along with the law after all these years....
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Rodney King Injured After Smashing Car Into House
Tue Apr 15, 3:55 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rodney King, the black motorist whose videotaped beating led to four days of riots in 1992, was seriously injured after crashing his SUV into a house, a tree and a utility pole, police said on Tuesday.
King, 39, suffered a broken pelvis in the high-speed collision on Sunday in the suburban town of Rialto, east of Los Angeles, after losing control of his vehicle in the latest in a series of brushes with the law.
Rialto police said they were awaiting the results of blood tests for alcohol and other illegal substances before deciding whether to charge King. He was estimated to be driving at around 100 mph.
"An officer saw King driving at a high rate of speed, weaving in and out of traffic. Before the officer had a chance to pursue, he struck a tree, took out a section of a power pole, went through a chain link fence and crashed into a house," said Rialto police Sgt. Paul Wing.
"We didn't know who he was for a while. Initially we thought it was a fatal collision," Wing said.
No-one else was injured in the collision, which left a small hole in the side of a house not far from King's own home. King's condition was listed as fair by the local hospital where he was treated.
King has been in an out of court since his arrest in 1991 after a police chase through suburban Los Angeles that ended with his beating at the hands of four white officers. The acquittal of the officers a year later sparked riots which killed 55 people and injured more than 2,000.
King was convicted of spousal abuse in 1999 and was twice arrested in 2001 for being under the influence of the drug PCP, for which he was sent to a drug rehab center. |
