MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say one of their squad cars collided with another vehicle on Tuesday, leading to an injured cop and suspects on the run.
According to a statement from MPD, the incident happened around 1:25 a.m. near 35th and Meinecke.
Police said the officer was driving their squad car down 35th when they crashed with the driver of another vehicle at Meinecke. Police said the other driver was speeding and blew through a stop sign.
The impact of the crash pushed the civilian's vehicle onto the sidewalk against a tree. Police said the occupants then got out of the vehicle.
The squad car meanwhile spun around. The 41-year-old Milwaukee Police Officer was brought to the hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
MPD statement:
Milwaukee Police are investigating a hit and run collision that occurred on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023, at approximately 1:25 a.m., on the 3500 block of W. Meinecke Ave.
A Milwaukee Police squad was traveling southbound on the 2400 block of N. 35th St., crossing W. Meinecke Ave., when it collided with a vehicle that was traveling eastbound on W. Meinecke Ave., at a high rate of speed, and disregarded the stop sign. The collision caused the squad car to spin around and face northbound in the northbound lane. The other vehicle ended up on the sidewalk on the southside of W. Meinecke Ave., against a tree. The occupants left the scene eastbound on foot.
The 41-year-old Milwaukee Police Officer was conveyed to a local hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
Milwaukee Police continue to seek unknown suspects. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360, or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at (414)224-Tips/ or P3 Tips.
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