Crime & Safety
Rohnert Park Officer Involved In Traffic Crash
The public safety officer was in a marked police car when the collision occurred and was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
ROHNERT PARK, CA — An on-duty Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety officer was injured in a car crash Thursday night, police said.
Around 7:30 p.m., the officer was driving a marked police vehicle northbound on Country Club Drive at Eleanor Avenue and the driver of a Lexus SUV was traveling southbound on Country Club Drive. As the officer and the other driver entered the intersection, their cars collided — resulting in moderate damage to both vehicles, police said.
The driver of the Lexus was not injured.
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The officer was injured and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, then released.
The California Highway Patrol's Santa Rosa Office responded and is investigating the collision.
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CHP Officer David deRutte explained that Country Club Drive and Eleanor Avenue is a four-way posted stop sign intersection.
"After both vehicles stopped, the Lexus turned left onto Eleanor Avenue in front of the patrol vehicle and a crash occurred," deRutte said.
The officer was taken to Kaiser for treatment of minor injuries, deRutte told Patch.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation Friday.
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