January 17, 2026
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Obama Motorcade Motorcycle Officer Crash:

Obama Motorcade on Ocean Park.

Local traffic ground to a halt this morning as President Obama made his way to Santa Monica Airport.

A motorcycle officer assigned to the protective services detail that handles travel security for President Barack Obama was involved in a non-injury accident on the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway at Olympic Boulevardin West Los Angeles about 10:20am, apparently while escorting him from Westwood to SMO. 

The officer wasn’t hurt, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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