Vehicle strikes squad car near Community and Timberline, hurting 4 officers
DALLAS, TX – Four Dallas Police Officers were hospitalized early Thursday after a car struck a police cruiser at an investigation site near the airport.
According to DFW Scanner, the incident happened around 3:10 a.m. in the area of Community Drive and Timberline Drive, which is just north of Bachman Lake.
The investigation indicates that police officers were investigating a shooting incident in the area of 3100 Community Drive when a vehicle struck their squad car. The force of the collision caused the squad car, which carried one officer, to strike three additional officers in the roadway.
All four officers sustained non-critical injuries and went to the hospital.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities.
The investigation is ongoing.
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