LANSING (WWJ) - Two Lansing Police officers are recovering after being hit in their patrol cars in two separate crashes.
The first crash happened Wednesday night along I-496, near the US-127 interchange.
Lansing Police spokesman Robert Merritt said an officer was responding to a crash in the area at around 11:45 p.m. when his patrol car was rear-ended by another vehicle.
"The woman driving the vehicle, a 28-year-old female driving the vehicle, hit one of our patrol cars with the patrol officer inside of it." Merritt told WWJ's Dan Jenkins, "causing major damage as well as injury to both the lady driver and our patrol officer."
The driver, he said, could face charges.
"The investigation for that one is still ongoing, to determine if there was any variables that caused the lady to rear-end," Merritt said. "Such as alcohol, narcotics, things of that nature."
In another incident Thursday morning, Merritt said, another officer was at an accident scene when was hit in her vehicle.
That officer was injured, too, Merritt said, but none of the injuries in either of the crashes are believed to be life-threatening.
Merritt said these incidents should server as a reminder about Michigan's 'Move Over' law, which requires to slow to 10 mph below the posted speed limit; and, if possible, move over a lane when passing a police, fire, ambulance, maintenance or utility vehicle, including tow trucks and garbage trucks, on the side of the road with their lights flashing.
"We do believe that not paying attention, not following the law in both of these situations, accidents...both drivers not moving over that one lane, not slowing down was a factor," he said.
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