Local officer on leave after ‘incident’ during attempted traffic stop; Ohio BCI investigating

A suspect was flown to the hospital after an “incident” during an attempted traffic stop in Springfield on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson with the Springfield Police Division.

A Springfield officer initially tried to stop the driver of a silver pickup truck for going 62 mph in a 35 mph zone.

The driver fled from the officer, and a pursuit wasn’t initiated due to “the reckless manner in which the suspect was operating the vehicle and the significant risk it posed to public safety,” the spokesperson said.

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Soon after, the officer located the pickup truck in the 500 block of S. Isabella Street and tried to stop it…

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