Hazelwood Police Officer Injured When Motorist Hits Stopped Patrol Car
The officer was assisting with an earlier accident when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle on Highway 270.
Two Hazelwood Police vehicles were damaged in an accident that sent an officer to the hospital Tuesday evening.
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A Hazelwood police officer was injured and taken to a hospital Tuesday evening when his stopped patrol car was hit by another vehicle on Interstate 270, despite the fact that his emergency lights were flashing, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The officer, Anthony Kristo, was assisting with an earlier accident and waiting for a tow truck when his patrol car was struck and pushed into another Hazelwood police car.
The incident is still under investigation. Police haven’t released the other driver’s name.
