Atlanta Officer Trapped in Cruiser Crash

March 22, 2011
An Atlanta police officer was driving along Centennial Olympic Park Drive when a driver traveling west bound on Baker Street struck him.

ATLANTA --

An Atlanta police officer was driving along Centennial Olympic Park Drive when a driver traveling west bound on Baker Street struck him.

The driver said his brakes failed and he couldn’t stop, according to reports.

Emergency crews said the officer was entrapped in the patrol car for a short time. He was taken to Grady Hospital.

The other driver had complaints of abdominal pain and was also transported to the hospital.

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