CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA — A Chesapeake police officer sustained minor injuries Monday afternoon after a tractor-trailer struck his marked patrol vehicle on Route 58 eastbound while he was attempting to locate a suspect who had fled from officers earlier in the day.
The crash occurred at approximately 12:44 p.m. when the officer was pulling into traffic and was struck by the tractor-trailer. Police clarified that the officer was not actively engaged in a pursuit at the time of the crash — he was attempting to catch up to the suspect to conduct a traffic stop.
The officer was transported to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The incident remains under investigation.
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