3 Teens, Police Officer Hurt In Pasadena Crash

PASADENA, MD — A Glen Burnie driver reportedly turned in front of an Anne Arundel County Police car, authorities say, causing a crash that sent four people to area hospitals. No charges have yet been filed in the accident, police say, but the police report says the civilian driver was speeding.

An officer on patrol in a 2014 Chevy Caprice was westbound on Ft. Smallwood Road into the entrance to Tick Neck Park about 9:30 p.m. Monday. The driver of a Jeep Wrangler was eastbound, leaving the park at a high rate of speed, when he reportedly failed to yield to the right of way and turned left in front of the police car, authorities say. As a result, the Jeep struck the police vehicle.

The Jeep driver and his two passengers, as well as the officer, all suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to area hospitals for treatment, police said.

No citations have been issued at this time. The incident is still being investigated by the Traffic Safety Section.

The driver of the 1994 Jeep Wrangler is a 17-year-old male from Glen Burnie; authorities have not released his name. He and one passenger — Aaron Bradley, 18, of Pasadena — were both taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center for treatment. Another passenger, Paul Patterson, 19, of Glen Burnie, was taken to Shock Trauma for treatment.

The police car was driven by Officer Wortring, who has been with the department for two years.