A 33-year-old woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two felony charges stemming from a collision that left a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer critically injured.
Qaneak Shaney Cobb of Pacoima was charged with one felony count each of driving under the influence of a drug causing injury and possession of a controlled substance, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said Cobb was in possession of cocaine Saturday when she slammed her SUV into the 26-year LAPD veteran, who was stopped at a red light in North Hollywood. The officer was crushed between the SUV and the vehicle in front of him.
The officer, who is assigned to a DUI task force, was in a medically induced coma at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills on Monday.
If convicted, Cobb faces more than 10 years in state prison, prosecutors said.
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Cobb has prior convictions for grand theft and drug possession, according to prosecutors.
