MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee Police Department motorcycle officer suffered "non-fatal injuries" after being sandwiched between a Milwaukee County Transit Authority (MCTS) bus and a car Tuesday morning, police said.
According to a statement from Milwaukee police, the incident happened around 11:24 a.m. near 35th and North. Police said the driver of the first vehicle blew a red light and then collided with a second car. The impact of the two vehicles caused the first vehicle to collide with an MCTS bus that had stopped at the light. The second vehicle meanwhile "collided" with the Milwaukee police officer and his motorcycle.
The driver of the first vehicle, identified by police as a 33-year-old man, initially ran away but was eventually arrested. The MPD officer, a 38-year-old man, was brought to the hospital with "non-fatal injuries." The driver of the bus, a 57-year-old woman, and an occupant on board, a 38-year-old male, were brought to the hospital with non-fatal injuries.
Police said charges were referred to the DA's office.
Read MPD's statement:
Milwaukee Police are investigating a crash that occurred on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at approximately 11:24 a.m., on the 2300 block of N. 35th Street. Unit #1 disregarded the red light on N. 35th Street and W. North Avenue causing a collision with unit #2 that was traveling eastbound on W. North Avenue. The impact of the collision caused unit #1 to collided with a MCTS bus that was stopped at the light and unit #2 to collided with an MPD Motorcycle Officer that was also stopped at the light. The driver of unit #1, a 33-year-old man, fled on foot; however, he was later arrested. The MPD Motorcycle Officer, a 38-year-old male, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries. The driver of the bus, a 57-year old woman and an occupant of the bus, a 68-year-old woman, were transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-fatal injuries. Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the upcoming days.
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