Doral officer injured in single-vehicle crash in Miami-Dade

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Doral Police Department officer was on his way home when he crashed on Thursday night in Miami-Dade County.

The officer was on Northwest 41st Street traveling towards the on-ramp to the Florida Turnpike’s southbound lanes when the crash happened, police said.

Law enforcement personnel from Doral, Florida Highway Patrol and Miami-Dade Police Department responded. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the officer to a nearby hospital as a precaution, police said. The officer was in stable condition, police said.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis and Photojournalist Marcus Effinger contributed to this report.


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