Virginia State Trooper M.W. Deus, 31-year-old woman, and two young girls, injured, after a police cruiser collides with a minivan in Richmond, Virginia
Modified Date:
Mon, 05/11/2015 - 4:39pmAccident Date:
Sunday, April 6, 2014Va. trooper, woman, 2 children injured in wreck.
Virginia State Police are investigating a collision between a trooper’s cruiser and a minivan that occurred as the officer was pursuing another vehicle.
Virginia State Police are investigating a collision between a trooper’s cruiser and a minivan that occurred as the officer was pursuing another vehicle.
A State police spokeswoman says Trooper M.W. Deus, the minivan’s 31-year-old female driver and her 10-year-old and 9-year-old daughters suffered non-life threatening injuries. They were taken to VCU Medical Center for treatment.
The woman’s 1-year-old son wasn’t injured.
The accident occurred Monday afternoon in Richmond. Geller says Deus attempted to stop another minivan for expired license plates and illegal window tint. The vehicle stopped but then fled as Deus approached it.
Deus pursued the vehicle and his cruiser collided with the second minivan as it entered an intersection. Geller says witnesses told investigators that the cruiser’s lights and siren were activated at the time.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
M. W. Deus
City:
Richmond, VACounty:
Richmond city, VAArea:
Richmond-Petersburg, VA
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