DAYTON, Ohio — A Warren County officer and Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper were involved in a crash while pursuing a stolen vehicle early Sunday morning.
OSHP said troopers were notified of an armed robbery suspect in a stolen vehicle in the Tri-State just after 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Guenther Road.
The vehicle was located just after 4:15 a.m. on I-75 in Butler County, where local officials attempted a traffic stop. However, the driver kept going, leading a police pursuit. Officials eventually ended the pursuit as the driver kept traveling northbound on I-75.
Officers with the Franklin Division of Police located the car once again on I-75 in Warren County. They started to pursue, traveling to mile marker 54 in Dayton, when OSHP said a marked Franklin Division of Police cruiser veered into the left shoulder. The officer then traveled back into the roadway and hit a Mack Anthem tractor-trailer traveling in the middle lane.
OSHP said the officer then traveled back to the left lane, hitting the snow on the shoulder again before traveling back into the road, where it was hit by a marked OSHP cruiser being driven by a trooper assisting with the pursuit. The Franklin officer then hit the concrete barrier.
Video of the crash shows the officer's windshield completely shattered. The officer can then be heard saying, "A semi cut me off — crash out, crash out." When asked if he was OK, the officer said he was fine.
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The Franklin officer was taken to Miami Valley Hospital for what officials called minor injuries. Neither the OSHP trooper nor the tractor-trailer driver was injured.
According to a report, other agencies were able to locate the stolen vehicle again. However, they were unable to locate the suspect.
Trotwood police have taken custody of the car and are handling the criminal investigation into the robbery. Police said a person told officers that five armed people robbed him at gunpoint.
Franklin Police Chief Adam Colon urged people to call either his department or Trotwood police if they have information that could lead to an arrest.
"For the suspects, technology and evidence is on our side," he said. "We will catch up with you eventually."
OSHP's Hamilton Post is investigating the crash.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story erroneously called the officer a Franklin County officer. The officer works for the Franklin Division of Police in Warren County.
