HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Hialeah officer and a civilian were transported to the hospital following an overnight crash in Hialeah.
According to officials, the accident occurred in the area of East Fourth Avenue and East 18th Street just before 1:00 a.m. on Friday, after a black Cadillac SUV, traveling westbound on East 18th, failed to stop at a stop sign and collide with a Hialeah police cruiser.
As a result of the collision, the SUV slammed into a nearby light pole, which came crashing down in the middle of the roadway, while the cruiser crashed into a school’s fence.
The cruiser is a total loss as it sustained extensive front-end damage. On the other hand, the SUV’s sustained some damage as its air bags were deployed and some of its windows were broken.
7News cameras captured the aftermath of the crash: shattered glass, a broken fence, and a dented light pole.
A woman who works nearby said she saw several police cars rushing to the intersection after the traffic incident.
Both the driver and the officer were transported by responding Hialeah Fire Rescue units to Jackson Memorial Hospital with injuries.
The officer was seen laying on a stretcher, wearing a neck brace, as first responders wheeled him out of the ambulance and into the hospital.
As of Friday afternoon, the extent of their injuries as well as their current conditions remain unknown.
No word on any potential charges the driver may face as a result of failing to stop at the stop sign.
The crash remains under investigation.
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