Florida driver runs red light, crashes into Apopka police car: FHP
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APOPKA, Fla. - An Apopka police officer was injured after a driver ran a red light and crashed into a cruiser in Orange County.
FHP said the incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Orange Blossom Trail at the intersection of Maitland Boulevard.
A Chevrolet Camaro was traveling westbound on the off-ramp of Maitland Boulevard approaching Orange Blossom Trail. A marked Apopka Police Department patrol car was traveling southbound on Orange Blossom Trail approaching Maitland Boulevard on the inside lane.
The driver of the Camaro ran a red light and collided with the left front side of the police cruiser, FHP said. The officer was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Camaro driver was not injured and remained on the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.