BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three South Florida police officers were injured after their patrol car crashed into a concrete pole while responding to a burglary call.
A spokeswoman for the Boynton Beach police says the officers piled into a single car when a call requesting backup at a burglary scene came in about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. It's not clear what made the officer driving the car lose control and hit the light pole, which broke and landed atop the car, trapping the officers inside.
Meantime, the three suspected burglars also crashed their getaway truck into a house about a mile from the cruiser crash. They fled the scene. Two were later caught, but a third remains at large.
The officers are in stable condition and one of them is expected to be released Tuesday.