Early this morning, Medley witnessed a traffic collision involving a police cruiser and an SUV at the intersection of Northwest 121st Way and Northwest South River Drive, as confirmed by authorities. Local 10 News reported that the incident occurred just south of Okeechobee Road, and footage from the scene was captured shortly after the event at 7 a.m., showing a police vehicle ready to be towed.
The involved black SUV sustained significant front-end damage and was expected to be cleared from the scene alongside the police cruiser. Details regarding the cause of the collision or the identity of the SUV driver have not been disclosed as of yet. Meanwhile, NBC6 coverage revealed that the officer, while on duty in their cruiser, was T-boned by a civilian vehicle.
Respecting the welfare of those involved, the officer fortunately suffered only minor injuries in the crash and it was reported that no parties required hospitalization. The local community had their routines disrupted as the accident scene was cordoned off with at least four police cruisers, indicated by aerial images captured by Chopper6, with the thoroughfare blocked to traffic at the intersection in question.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading up to the incident, as both the officer and the SUV driver’s experiences are pieced together to form a full picture of the morning's events. The intersection has since been cleared and regular traffic flow has resumed, but the investigation into the crash remains a developing story, as both sources have confirmed.
