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LOS ANGELES -- LeVar Burton, best known for his roles in "Roots," and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was involved in a five-car accident.
Burton, 52, was driving his 2006 Mercedes on Beverly Boulevard in West Los Angeles Monday night when a 74-year-old woman in a 2006 Scion turned left in front of him, according to Los Angeles Police Detective Judy Acosta.
The cars collided, sending Burton's Mercedes into a parked car, and then into two more parked cars, according to Acosta.
Both drivers complained of pain and were taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where they were treated and released. Neither suffered serious injury.
Both cars sustained major damage.
Burton, 52, starred in the TV miniseries "Roots," "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and was the longtime host of "Reading Rainbow."
No one was ticketed in the crash.
Burton, 52, was driving his 2006 Mercedes on Beverly Boulevard in West Los Angeles Monday night when a 74-year-old woman in a 2006 Scion turned left in front of him, according to Los Angeles Police Detective Judy Acosta.
The cars collided, sending Burton's Mercedes into a parked car, and then into two more parked cars, according to Acosta.
Both drivers complained of pain and were taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where they were treated and released. Neither suffered serious injury.
Both cars sustained major damage.
Burton, 52, starred in the TV miniseries "Roots," "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and was the longtime host of "Reading Rainbow."
No one was ticketed in the crash.
