Conn. Police Officer Extricated from Cruiser after Rollover Collision

May 15, 2025

A Sandwich police officer was rushed to the hospital after his cruiser was struck by another vehicle while he was responding to a call about a reported overdose.

By Ryan Mancini

Source masslive.com

A Sandwich, CT, police officer needed to be extricated from the wreckage of his cruiser Thursday after he was struck by another vehicle while responding to a call about a reported overdose.

A Sandwich police officer was extricated from his cruiser and hospitalized after a rollover crash in a street intersection Thursday morning, the Sandwich Police Department said.

At around 9:15 a.m., a police cruiser was responding to a reported overdose in East Sandwich and the officer turned on the cruiser’s lights and sirens, the department said in a statement.

The cruiser was driving through Cotuit Road and Quaker Meeting House Road when it was struck by another car, which caused the cruiser to roll over, police said.

Sandwich firefighters arrived and were able to get the officer out of the cruiser before he was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, the department said. The extent of his injuries is unclear.

The other driver was evaluated by firefighters and was not hurt or hospitalized, police said.

The northbound side of Quaker Meeting House to Cotuit Road was closed to allow the Accident Reconstruction unit and the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department’s Criminal Investigations Officers to investigate.

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