A C-H-P officer was hospitalized yesterday in Santa Cruz after sustaining injuries from a car accident. The 1:20 p.m. incident occurred when a woman driving a Ford Mustang was traveling northbound on Highway-17, near Laurel Curve. The woman lost control of her vehicle, veered off the roadway then hit the patrol car. The driver of the mustang has been identified as 22-year old Natalie Nelson. No arrests were made, and no lanes were blocked.