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“Caltrans is focused on delivering a needed bridge deck replacement project and is collaborating with our partners on those efforts,” the department said in a statement.

Miller added that the “sunsetting of Sybil Brand seems to be part of a persistent attempt to control and limit oversight of the sheriff’s department.”

During that time, the department prioritized responding to serious crimes such as shootings and robberies, leading to many other less urgent calls going unanswered.

"We've looked for a moment of magic or piece of individual brilliance at Anfield on so many occasions, and on so many occasions we simply fell short in that department," Richards said.

The collision took place at the intersection of Woodside Drive and Figueroa Street around 7:18 p.m. while the officer was responding to a call for backup, according to a department spokesperson.