During an escort to “Shop With a Cop” Tuesday evening, an injury accident occurred when an Owensboro Police Department vehicle rear-ended a Daviess County Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
The accident occurred on J.R. Miller Blvd. between Byers Avenue and Mallard Place causing the road to be closed to traffic for nearly an hour.
According to OPD, there was damage done to the front end of the OPD cruiser and the drivers and passengers involved in the collision were taken to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital as a precaution, with only minor injuries suspected.
The accident is still under investigation