MILWAUKEE (AP) - Two officers have been injured in a crash while pursuing a reckless driver in Milwaukee, according to police.
The person fleeing from police was also injured when an airbag deployed.
The pursuit began about 8 p.m. Wednesday on the city’s north side, according to Capt. David Salazar.
People were interested in these podcasts
An officer saw a pickup truck operating recklessly and began a pursuit when the driver sped away, Salazar said.
Moments later the pickup crashed into another squad car that was responding as a backup. Two officers in that squad car suffered blunt-force trauma injuries, but are expected to be OK.
Police arrested the driver on possible charges of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and fleeing an officer, causing injury.
Salazar said the injury crash brings to mind the death of Officer Charles Irvine Jr., 23, who died in a crash during a pursuit in June 2018.
“We all remember Officer Irvine (who) passed away in a very similar type of situation, and that’s always something that we have to keep in the back of our minds when we’re undertaking these very dangerous jobs,” he said.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.