CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Clearwater police officer was sent to the hospital on Sunday after a crash at the intersection of Court Street and Missouri Avenue, according to a release.
City officials say the officer was responding to a car fire off of Gould Street when the crash happened at 5:30 p.m.
The officer involved was taken to Morton Plant Hospital, officials say, and was treated for "minor injuries." The officer has since been released.
Two others inside of a pickup that was involved were not hurt.
A press release says the officer was northbound on Missouri Avenue, and the pickup truck was westbound on Court Street when the crash occurred.
As a result of the crash, the intersection of Court Street and Missouri Avenue was shut down for several hours as an investigation got underway.
All lanes have since reopened.
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