Crime & Safety
Concord Officer Suffers Major Injuries In Santa Cruz Crash
The Wednesday afternoon accident sent two to a hospital, while the other driver, from Santa Cruz, was not hurt, officials said.
SANTA CRUZ, CA – A Concord police officer who suffered major injuries in a crash with another vehicle in Santa Cruz on Wednesday afternoon is recovering today, according to the California Highway Patrol and the Concord Police Department.
The collision occurred at 3:18 p.m. at the intersection of Ocean Street and Broadway. A 35-year-old Concord police officer suffered major injuries in the crash, CHP spokeswoman Officer Trista Drake said.
Concord police said today that detectives and officers with their department were in the Santa Cruz area looking for a suspect with an outstanding arrest warrant.
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They located the individual in question and were in the process of taking him into custody when a 30-year-old Santa Cruz woman crashed a 2001 Honda into a police vehicle.
Two Concord police officers were injured in a crash with another vehicle, according to the CHP.
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A 35-year-old Concord police officer suffered major injuries in the crash, while a 26-year-old officer had minor injuries, CHP spokeswoman Officer Trista Drake said. She said the officers were "in town working a case" but did not elaborate.
Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors in the crash, according to the CHP.
Additional information about the investigation that brought Concord police to Santa Cruz was not immediately available.
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Two people in a Concord police vehicle were injured in a collision with another vehicle in Santa Cruz on Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The collision occurred at 3:18 p.m. at the intersection of Ocean Street and Broadway, CHP officials said.
A 35-year-old man in the Concord police vehicle suffered major injuries in the crash, while a 26-year-old man suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP. They were taken to Dominican Hospital for treatment.
A 30-year-old Santa Cruz woman in the other vehicle involved in the crash, a 2001 Honda, was not injured.
CHP officials and Concord police were not immediately available to say why the Concord police vehicle was in the Santa Cruz area.
Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors in the crash, according to the CHP.
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