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CHP officer involved in rollover crash on Hwy 1 in Big Sur

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A California Highway Patrol officer suffered minor injuries in a rollover crash on Highway 1 in the Big Sur area on Wednesday.

It happened at about 11 a.m. near Plaskett.

According to the CHP, the officer was responding to a fire when he came across a skateboarder in the road. The officer swerved to avoid the skateboarder and ended up rolling his vehicle several times.

A helicopter responded to airlift the officer out of the area.

The skateboarder was reportedly not hurt.