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Dallas police crash (Source: FOX 4 Terry Van Sickle)
DALLAS – A Dallas police officer and a woman were hospitalized early Friday morning after a squad car, responding to a “swatting” call, crashed with a civilian vehicle.
Dallas police crash (Source: FOX 4 Terry Van Sickle)
What we know:
Two Dallas police squad cars were en route to what was reported as a shooting at 5900 Highland Hills Village Drive shortly before 5 a.m. Both vehicles were traveling eastbound on Ledbetter Drive with lights and sirens activated. As one unit approached the intersection of Bronx Avenue, a small white car pulled from a stop sign and into its path, resulting in a collision.
One Dallas police officer and the adult female driver of the civilian car were transported to a nearby hospital. The officer sustained serious injuries, but both individuals are expected to recover.
Police later confirmed that the shooting call the officers were responding to was false and a case of swatting. Authorities are working to identify the suspect responsible for the false calls, saying that there have been other similar incidents at the same location.
‘Swatting’ refers to a dangerous prank that involves deceiving emergency services into dispatching a large number of armed officers to an address.
What we don’t know:
Information on the crash is limited at this time. The current conditions of the officer or the woman is known.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Source: Information in this article comes from Dallas police at the scene of the crash.
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