DETROIT (WWJ) - Three people, including two Detroit police officers, were taken to a hospital after a crash on the city's east side.
The wreck, involving a police cruiser and a black Lexus sedan driven by a 69-year-old woman, happened at around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Alter Rd. and Charlevoix, in the area of Chalmers and Mack Ave.
Detroit police said the officers were responding to a call to a Project Green Light location where two kids were reportedly trapped in car.
An investigation found the female driver caused the crash while trying to pass two other vehicles, police said. She apparently didn't see the police cruiser's lights, and her car got t-boned on the passenger's side.
DPD Cruiser involved in crash at Alter and Charleroix on east side, at border w/Grosse Pointe Park. One officer taken to hospital; condition u/k. No details yet about the driver, any others in black 4dr Lexus ES350 pinned against Alter Collission bldg, or cause of crash. @WWJ950. pic.twitter.com/I62fSOu4KZ
— Mike Campbell (@reportermikec)
March 5, 2019 Reporting from the scene, near the border of Grosse Pointe Park,WWJ's Mike Campbell said the Lexus veered off the roadway and crashed into Alter Collision. Photos showed the car pinned up against the building later in the morning.
All three injured people were listed in stable condition, according to police. No names were released.
Alter Rd. was closed to traffic as police remained on the scene, but has since reopened to traffic.
As for the kids who were reportedly trapped, police are still checking into that case.
