Thursday, July 12, 2007

Two YRP Officers Injured In Crash

Two York Regional Police officers suffered minor injuries after their cruiser was struck by a car this morning in Newmarket.
At about 2:15 a.m., a Chevrolet Malibu was heading east on Davis Drive near Patterson Street and made a left turn into the side of a marked police car.
The man driving the Malibu bolted from the scene.
He was arrested a short distance away and charged with impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.
His identity has not been released.
The officers were treated by paramedics and released.

- ER