Published: Tuesday, December 03, 2019 @ 5:56 PM
Updated: Tuesday, December 03, 2019 @ 6:10 PM
Breaking News Staff
DAYTON
— UPDATE @ 6:10 p.m.: A Dayton police officer suffered a head injury when the officer was dragged by a reported stolen vehicle.
The officer has been taken to Miami Valley Hospital. The officer’s condition is not known, but the injury is believed to be non-life threatening.
Police are looking for the vehicle.
South Gettysburg Avenue is closed between West Third and McCall streets until further notice.
The accident was reported at 5:30 p.m. at Maywood Avenue and South Hatfield Street, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.
News Center 7 is hearing the vehicle could be a 2007 dark blue Honda Odyssey minivan and the driver is wanted on a charge of felonious assault on a police officer, according to scanner traffic.
INITIAL REPORT
A medic unit and police have been dispatched to a reported crash involving a Dayton police officer and a stolen vehicle on Maywood Avenue.
The accident was reported about 5:30 p.m. The officer has been taken to Miami Valley Hospital.
The officer’s condition is not known.
News Center 7 is working to learn whether the officer was in a police cruiser or not.
We have a crew on the way and we will update this developing report.
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