Two trucks collided with a patrol car on Friday afternoon, according to the police, injuring three persons, two of whom are police officers. Police from Phoenix, Arizona, were called to the intersection of Thomas Road and 51st Avenue at 4:30 p.m. due to a complaint of an accident involving a patrol car. Police were informed by witnesses that two cars that were traveling at a high rate of speed struck the patrol car.
A man is charged with striking a Mesa police cruiser during a traffic check, which resulted in an officer-involved shooting. One of the truck’s adult drivers was brought to the hospital with non-life-threatening wounds. Two police officers who were riding in the patrol car were also injured and sent to the hospital. The police and a second motorist, who is a child, remained on the site.
Detectives are looking into the crash’s causes. According to police, 51st Avenue will be closed for the investigation from Thomas Road south to Virginia Avenue. No anticipated timing for reopening has been given.
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According to Phoenix police spokesperson Sgt. Brian Bower, the collision occurred on 51st Avenue just south of Thomas Road. According to Bower, an adult driver of one of the vehicles that witnesses claimed was speeding was brought to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The second motorist, a male minor, remained on the site with police, Bower continued.
According to Bower, the two injured police officers were treated at a nearby hospital. According to Bower, detectives are now in charge of the probe. According to Bower, 51st Avenue was shut down from Thomas Road in the south to Virginia Avenue as police investigated the collision.