Ohio police sergeant hurt after crash during traffic stop

A police sergeant in Ohio was injured in a crash during a traffic stop Thursday night, according to our CBS affiliate WOIO-19 TV.

The crash happened on Interstate 77 between Fleet Avenue and Pershing Avenue in Cuyahoga County around 8:30 p.m.

Newburgh Heights police officers were investigating a suspected drunk driver who hit the median when the second crash happened, according to WOIO-19.

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Officer Matthew Hitch was arresting the suspected drunk driver when another driver crashed into one of the police cruisers…

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