Arrest made in crash involving police cruiser in West Van 2011, involving, traffic, police, before

tiffiant

Arrest made in crash involving police cruiser in West Van
Officer may be hurt
Jesse Johnston/Dan Burritt Oct 04, 2011 18:07:40 PM
1 Related Stories

WEST VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A West Vancouver police officer was slightly injured after an SUV rammed a police cruiser on the Upper Levels Highway near the Cypress Bowl exit Tuesday afternoon.

The highway was closed to eastbound traffic for about three hours but one lane reopened just before 6 p.m. Eastbound traffic on Highway 1 was backed up to Eagle Ridge during the rush hour and on Marine Drive was backed up to Horseshoe Bay.

Dave called News1130 and says both the cruiser and a black SUV are smashed up.

"I don't know if this cop rammed him or what, but it's a straight section of road and the front of this police car is just totalled," he says.

Another listener, Leslie, says she saw the arrest.

"The police man managed to man-handle him and I watched in the rear-view mirror, they dragged him out  and I guess obviously arrested him."

Witnesses say it looked like an officer injured his leg but police aren't commenting.

The driver of the SUV was arrested and taken to the hospital with minor injuries

tiffiant

Upper Levels Highway eastbound near the Cypress Bowl exit was closed Tuesday afternoon due to a crash involving a police cruiser.