'Cops' TV Crew, Officer Hurt in Oregon Crash

PORTLAND, Ore. --

A Portland police patrol car carrying two crew members from the television show "Cops" collided with another car Tuesday night, police said.

A Subaru Outback traveling in the opposite direction drifted into the lane of the patrol car and hit the officer's car head on, said Detective Mary Wheat of the Portland Police Bureau. The crash occurred at Southeast 136th Avenue and Stark Street at about 9 p.m.

At least one of the cars involved rolled over onto its top.

Three people in the police car were injured and taken to local hospitals. They're all expected to survive, Wheat said. There were no serious injuries to the other driver.

Wheat said the officer involved in the wreck was not responding to a report of a crime.

A major crash team from the Portland Police Bureau has started investigating the crash. About nine blocks of Stark Street were shut down Tuesday night for the investigation.

Iesha Ash, who lives in the area, witnessed the aftermath of the crash.

"It's very bad. If you get on the other side, the cop car is all smashed up," Ash said. "And then the car is all smashed up so it's pretty bad."

"Cops" has been filming episodes in Portland for the past six weeks.

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