BATON ROUGE - According to Baton Rouge Police, a motorcycle officer was involved in a crash just before 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The wreck happened at the intersection of Highland Road and West Parker Blvd close to LSU's campus.

Witnesses said the crash happened while the officer was escorting a funeral procession along Highland.

Baton Rouge Police confirmed the officer was taken to the hospital with injuries they described as moderate.