Two people — including a Miami police officer — hospitalized after crash
A Miami police officer and another driver were hospitalized Sunday evening after a crash in Little Havana, according to police.
The accident shut down the intersection of Northwest 27th Avenue and Seventh Street for the investigation.
The intersection of NW 27 Ave & NW 7 St is shutdown in all directions due to a traffic crash investigation. Avoid the area if possible pic.twitter.com/490hCdLxH7
— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) August 6, 2017
Miami police spokesman Chris Bess said it was not immediately clear what caused the crash between the marked police car and the other driver.
It was also not immediately known whether the on-duty officer had the car’s lights and sirens on.
Both the officer and driver were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Bess said.
Carli Teproff: 305-376-3587, @CTeproff
This story was originally published August 6, 2017 at 8:07 PM with the headline "Two people — including a Miami police officer — hospitalized after crash."