A Fort Lauderdale patrol officer responding to a call for service fatally crashed into another driver early Saturday, according to authorities.
The crash happened in the 1100 block of Northwest 9th Avenue at around 1 a.m., the Fort Lauderdale Police Department said.
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Police said the driver “turned into the path of the on-coming marked police vehicle” when they were struck. They were taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where they died.
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The driver’s name was not immediately released.
The officer, whose identity is also not known, was also taken to the hospital for an injury that was not life-threatening and later released.
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