Two Injured in Crash Involving Concord Police Vehicle

Two Injured in Crash Involving Concord Police Vehicle
California Highway Patrol. 10395 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003. (Map data @2018 Google)
9/6/2018
Updated:
9/6/2018

Two people in a Concord police vehicle were injured in a collision with another vehicle in Santa Cruz on the afternoon of Sept. 5, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The collision occurred at 3:18 p.m. at the intersection of Ocean Street and Broadway, CHP officials said.

A 35-year-old man in the Concord police vehicle suffered major injuries in the crash, while a 26-year-old man suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP. They were taken to Dominican Hospital for treatment.

A 30-year-old Santa Cruz woman in the other vehicle involved in the crash, a 2001 Honda, was not injured.

CHP officials and Concord police were not immediately available to say why the Concord police vehicle was in the Santa Cruz area.

Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors in the crash, according to the CHP.

By Dan McMenamin