Benton Harbor officer injured in crash while responding to assault

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (via WOOD TV 8) — A Benton Harbor police officer was injured in a crash while responding to a reported assault Sunday morning.

It happened at 8:53 a.m. at the intersection of E Britain Avenue and Columbus Avenue.

Berrien County sheriff’s deputies say the officer was passing another SUV on Britain Avenue when the driver of the SUV attempted to turn left onto Columbus Avenue and struck the officer’s cruiser. The cruiser struck a utility pole in the southwest corner of the intersection, rolled several times and came to rest in a vacant lot.

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