TROOPERS INVESTIGATING HEAD-ON POLICE CRUISER CRASH WITH A WRONG-WAY 2015 BMW DRIVER
February 8,
2015
MIDDLEBURG
HEIGHTS, OHIO –
A driver
smashed head-on into a Middleburg Heights police cruiser while going the wrong
way on an exit ramp.
Early
Saturday morning, a red 2015 BMW was attempting to enter I-71 northbound, but
turned down the southbound exit ramp off of Bagley Road.
The BMW
collided with the cruiser which was exiting the highway’s southbound lanes.
Both
drivers were taken to Southwest General Hospital with non-life-threatening
injuries.
The ramp
was closed for about two hours as officers investigated.
Both
drivers, as well as a passenger in the BMW, were all wearing seatbelts.
Alcohol is
believed to be a factor and charges are pending for the driver of the BMW.
The OSHP Cleveland
Metro Post is investigating the accident.