The Brief
- A Dallas police cruiser carrying two officers and a prisoner was struck in a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I-45 near Overton Road.
- Neither officer was hurt, but the prisoner being transported in the SUV was taken to a local hospital following the collision with a guardrail and box truck.
- All northbound lanes were shut down for roughly three hours for cleanup and investigation but have since cleared for traffic.
DALLAS – Two Dallas police officers escaped injury overnight after their cruiser was caught in a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 45, officials said.
DPD crash
What we know:
The crash happened just after midnight in the northbound lanes of I-45 near Overton Road following an initial three-car crash. An 18-wheeler approaching the scene managed to slow down, but a Dallas Police SUV and another vehicle were unable to avoid the collision.
The police cruiser was forced into a guardrail before being struck by a box truck.…