One of the newly acquired Hollister Police Department cars
collided with an older model last night causing two officers to be
sent to the hospital, one of whom was airlifted to a Bay Area
hospital, according to a press release from the Hollister Police
Department. The accident was a result of the two officers
responding to a call for assistance from another officer.
HOLLISTER
One of the newly acquired Hollister Police Department cars collided with an older model last night causing two officers to be sent to the hospital, one of whom was airlifted to a Bay Area hospital, according to a press release from the Hollister Police Department.
The accident was a result of the two officers responding to a call for assistance from another officer.
Hollister Police Department Sgt. David Westrick said the department declined to release the names of the officers involved.
“We’re not doing that yet,” he said.
The two involved officers initially responded to the call for assistance of one male holding down a female, with another male standing nearby, in a field near the intersection of Robert and Jacqueline drives. Both cruisers reached the intersection of South Street and Westside Boulevard at the same time and collided.
Police confirmed that one of the two vehicles in the accident was among the six new Crown Victorias with a noticeably different design than the older models. The department recently purchased the cars and had them on the street a little longer than a week ago.
The first officer on the scene had been responding to a noise complaint at a field near the intersection of Robert and Jacqueline drives at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. The release said it was for several people being loud.
Upon arrival at the scene, some of the persons fled from police and the officer noticed a male subject holding down a female subject with another male nearby. The officer detained the two male subjects and called in for assistance.
The officer that was not airlifted to the Bay Area hospital was treated at Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital. Both were released hours later.
The release said the patrol cars sustained moderate damage and that no other drivers, vehicles or property was involved. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, police said.
Westrick said “all departments” have a policy for testing of drugs or alcohol after such an accident, but declined to go into details of what it entails citing it as a “personnel matter.” Westrick added that the department investigates such incidents when the situation warrants it.
