Three SF police officers injured in crash

 Three police officers were hospitalized with minor injuries after
an early morning car crash into a light pole in San Francisco's Potrero Hill
neighborhood while responding to a situation in the Mission, a police
sergeant said.

   The officers were in an unmarked vehicle and responding to a call
about a man with a knife at 24th and York streets around 1:42 a.m. They were
traveling south on Potrero Avenue when their blue Ford sedan struck a light
pole at the southeast side of the 19th Street intersection, said Sgt. Michael
Andraychak.

   The three uniformed men were taken to the hospital by ambulance
with injuries not considered life-threatening, Andraychak said.

   The police car sustained major damage while the pole remained
upright.

   Potrero Avenue will remain closed between 18th and 21st streets
until about 6 a.m. Muni and San Mateo County Transit bus lines may be
affected by the temporary closure, Andraychak said.

   The incident is being investigated by the department's Major
Accident Investigation Team and the Hit-and-Run detail, which investigates
collision involving serious injuries.

   Sobriety is not considered a factor in the crash, Andraychak said,
but the driver will undergo testing. An administrative investigation of the
collision is also underway.

   The cause of the collision has not been determined.