Dayton police cruiser responding to call collides with car that runs stop sign

A Dayton police cruiser responding to a call of an officer needing assistance early Sunday collided with a car that ran a stop sign.

Two officers and the driver of the other car were taken to Miami Valley Hospital following the crash around 12:40 a.m. at the intersection of West Second Street and Westwood Avenue, according to a Dayton Police Department crash report.

The cruiser had its overhead lights activated and was headed south on Westwood Avenue when it collided with a 2008 Lexus RX going east on West Second Street that did not stop at the stop sign, the report stated.

The cruiser was going about 43 mph, according to the crash report.

Both officers were treated and released and the Lexus driver suffered minor injuries, according to police.

The Dayton Police Department’s Traffic Services Unit is investigating the crash.

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