St. Louis police officer injured in fiery car crash

St. Louis police officer seriously hurt in crash with another vehicle

Officer was responding to assist with arrest of suspects near North Vandeventer and Bell avenues, police said in a post on social media.

St. Louis police officer injured in fiery car crash

ST. LOUIS – An officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was taken to the hospital Thursday afternoon following a fiery car crash in north city. According to Mitch McCoy, a police spokesman, the crash happened just before 1 p.m. at the intersection of Vandeventer and West Belle Place avenues, along the dividing line between the Vandeventer and Grand Center neighborhoods. An officer assigned to the department's Anti-Crime Task For…

Cruiser Catches Fire with St. Louis Police Officer Inside after Chase Crash

While assisting officers with a stolen vehicle pursuit, a veteran St. Louis police detective crashed in an intersection, suffering serious injuries, including a possible broken femur.