93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
A Jefferson City police officer is hurt in a car crash while on duty.
Authorities say Daniel Lopez had his vehicle’s flashers and siren on while responding to an emergency call for a burglary in progress a little before 9 p.m. Tuesday. He went through a red light on Missouri Boulevard at Highway 50. A man driving a pickup on the highway, 39-year-old Jeremy Epps of Linn, said he did not hear the sirens until he was in the intersection, and crashed into the police vehicle.
Officer Lopez, 36, has already been released from the hospital. Epps and the juvenile passenger in the pickup were not hurt.
