A teenager has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department over the "catastrophic injuries" he suffered when they allegedly rammed into the back of his motorbike in February, according to his attorney.

The lawsuit, filed on the family's behalf by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, claims that the 16-year-old victim, only identified as K.W., was riding a Honda Grom motorbike near Grand Avenue and Washington Boulevard on Feb. 25 with a group of friends when "LAPD officers deliberately rammed his bike with their patrol vehicle."

They say that when the crash happened, the LAPD patrol car was not utilizing its lights or sirens and that the teenager did not receive any commands to pull over.

The crash left the victim with injuries including multiple fractures to his shoulder, leg

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