CORRIDOR G ACCIDENT Charleston Police Cruiser Involved In Two-Vehicle Accident
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Videographer: John Tincher
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Sep. 14, 2012 1:15 PM EDT
Updated: Sep. 14, 2012 5:04 PM EDT
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
A Charleston police officer was being checked at a hospital for a possible concussion, and another person also was injured in a two-vehicle crash on Corridor G.
Officer J.T. Dotson went to the hospital to be evaluated following the crash at the Oakwood Road intersection, city police said. Officers said the driver of the truck failed to yield and hit the cruiser. The cruiser was a K-9 unit, but the dog appeared to be OK.
Police said they believed that Dotson would be OK. The driver of the truck was not hurt, but his passenger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Several emergency crews are on the scene of an accident involving a Charleston police cruiser Friday afternoon.
Dispatchers say it happened about 1 p.m. along Corridor G at Oakwood Road. We're told two vehicles were involved in that accident and one person it hurt, although it's not clear whether or not an officer was injured.
We have a crew headed to the scene. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for the latest on this developing story.
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Bethany Simmons
