Motorcyclist Injured After Hitting Car on Santa Monica Boulevard

A rider on a Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a Volkswagen sedan Monday afternoon at the southwestern corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Crescent Heights Boulevard, and the rider was taken to a hospital with an injured finger.

The accident occurred around 3 p.m. while a passenger was alighting from the Volkswagen Beetle on Santa Monica Boulevard during a red-light stop, according to a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputy on the scene.

The motorcyclist, who was riding eastbound on the same side of the street as the sedan, intended to make a right-hand turn onto Crescent Heights when his motorcycle collided with the Volkswagen's open passenger door, the deputy said.

Eastbound traffic along Santa Monica Boulevard was held up for more than an hour as the accident scene was cleared.