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Police officer hospitalized after crash involving Metro patrol vehicle

A Metropolitan Police Department officer has been hospitalized with minor injuries after a patrol car was struck by an SUV at Joe W Brown Drive and East Desert Inn Road on Saturday afternoon, police said.

A preliminary investigation into the crash showed that the SUV may have run a red light and hit the patrol car, according to Metro Lt. Isaac Auten.

The driver of the SUV had a warrant unrelated to the accident and was taken into custody due to the warrant, according to Metro Lt. Ken Nogle.

Nogle said that impairment was not a factor in the crash, which occurred just before 2 p.m.

The driver of the SUV remained on the scene before he was taken into custody, Auten said.

Contact Estelle Atkinson at eatkinson@reviewjournal.com.

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