MATTHEWS – A Matthews Police Department officer crashed into a pole while responding to a vehicle crash with injuries.
The on-duty officer activated the car’s blue lights and siren and proceeded northbound on Sam Newell Road when the vehicle crossed over the oncoming lane of travel and struck a pole. The officer was transported to the hospital, treated and released.
The incident occurred at 6:35 a.m. Sept. 12 in the 900 block of Sam Newell Road.
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