CENTRAL, LA : Baton Rouge Police officer, driver injured in head-on crash at the intersection of Hooper Road and Joor Road on Monday, 18th November, 2019

A Baton Rouge police officer and the driver of another vehicle were involved in a head-on crash Monday afternoon, with no serious injuries involved for either driver, a Baton Rouge Police spokesman said.

The crash, which is being investigated by Central Police, happened around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Hooper Road and Joor Road, said Sgt. Don Coppola, a Baton Rouge Police spokesman.

The officer was in her patrol unit, Coppola said.

"The officer was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure," Coppola said.

The Central Fire Department had to use extrication equipment to free one of the drivers, the department said in a Facebook post Monday.


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