BIRMINGHAM, AL : Birmingham officer injured in early-morning crash on I-65 on Thursday, 19th October 2023

A Birmingham police officer was injured early Friday morning after an SUV crashed into their patrol car.

The crash happened just after midnight on Interstate 65 northbound just before the Daniel Payne Drive exit. Two BPD officers in separate patrol cars were assisting a disabled vehicle when an SUV struck one of the patrol cars.

After the non-injured officer called in the accident, Birmingham Fire and Rescue arrived and assessed both the driver of the SUV and the injured officer.

The officer injured in the crash was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to be evaluated while the driver of the SUV was taken into custody under suspicion of driving under the influence.

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