Arizona Officer Injured in Traffic Collision

An officer with the Avondale (AZ) Police Department suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a traffic collision with another vehicle on Friday afternoon.

An officer with the Avondale (AZ) Police Department suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a traffic collision with another vehicle on Friday afternoon.

The department said in a statement that the officer was responding to a call for backup of another officer when the patrol vehicle struck another car.

According to KTAR News, the occupant of the other vehicle was unhurt, and the officer is expected to make a full recovery.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

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