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Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2014
An NOPD officer was injured Tuesday (Jan. 21) when a driver sped through a stop sign and crashed into a police car, New Orleans police said. The vehicle ran a stop sign in the 3200 block of D'hemecourt Street Tuesday before 5 p.m. and collided with a Mid-City patrol cruiser, which then careened into a nearby parked car, a NOPD spokesman said in a statement. The officer was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said. The driver of the car was uninjured. The case is being referred to the city attorney's office for review, Robertson said.
Date: 
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office police cruiser was involved in a crash in which the driver of a van ran a red light downtown Thursday morning, according to police. The crash happened about 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of East Monroe and North Liberty streets. Police said the officer was traveling south on Liberty Street when the van heading east on Monroe Street ran the red light, causing the crash. The officer was transported to an area hospital for observation. The woman driving the van was not hurt. The driver of the van was cited for running the light, police said.