A Louisville Metro Police officer and another individual were hospitalized following an early-morning car crash in downtown Dec. 5.

The crash was reported at 3:19 a.m. after the officer who was injured responded to a report of a break-in, a statement from the department said. The officer's cruiser, which LMPD said had its lights and siren activated, collided with another passenger vehicle at the intersection of 2 nd Street and West Market Street.

Emergency Medical Services and the Louisville Fire Department responded to the crash. Both vehicles were damaged along with a utility pole, according to the LMPD statement. Both drivers — the officer, who was not named, and another adult — were alert as they were taken to the hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

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