Detroit patrol officers, another driver injured in collision on Garland Street, East Warren

Impact caused police vehicle to crash in nearby church, police say

DETROIT – Two Detroit patrol officers and another driver were injured in a collision Friday night at the intersection of Garland Street and East Warren.

A preliminary investigation revealed that at about 8 p.m., the officers from Detroit Police Department’s Seventh Precinct were traveling south on Garland Street when they collided with a 29-year-old driver traveling east in a Pontac G6 on East Warren.

Police said the impact of the collision caused the police vehicle to crash into a nearby church.

The driver in the Pontiac G6 was taken to a hospital and was listed in temporary serious condition. The officers were listed in stable condition, and one officer has already been discharged.

Police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash.


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DeJanay Booth joined WDIV as a web producer in July 2020. She previously worked as a news reporter in New Mexico before moving back to Michigan.

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