At 11:17 am, Emergency Response crews responded to assist with the investigation of an injury crash involving a department member. Preliminary investigation indicates a marked police Ford Explorer was operating code 1 (overhead emergency lights and audible sirens) eastbound on Bannister Rd. The police vehicle slowed and proceeded into the intersection of Blue Ridge Blvd. when a black Chevrolet Traverse failed to yield to the emergency vehicle and struck the police vehicle on the passenger side. The impact caused the police vehicle to roll over and slide into multiple vehicles stopped facing westbound on Bannister. The department member as well as two occupants of the Chevrolet were transported to area hospitals with what appear to be minor injuries.
Crash with police vehicle at Bannister and Blue Ridge results in injuries
