Peoria police officer escapes serious injury in head-on collision
Aug 3, 2021, 10:42 AM | Updated: 2:54 pm
PHOENIX – A police officer in Peoria was briefly hospitalized Tuesday morning after a head-on collision with a truck.
The Peoria Police Department said the 6:30 a.m. wreck was in the area of 83rd and Sweetwater avenues. The officer was driving a patrol vehicle when the truck crashed into it.
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The officer was evaluated at a hospital and released. The driver of the truck was taken into custody on suspicion of impaired driving. He suffered minor injuries and was treated at a hospital, police said.
The street was closed until 9 a.m.
No other details were immediately available.
