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West Palm Beach police officer injured in crash off Congress Avenue

Officer taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
West Palm Beach Police Department vehicle, generic, Dec. 21, 2023
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A West Palm Beach police officer was hospitalized after getting into a wreck Tuesday afternoon.

According to the West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD), the officer was driving northbound on Congress Avenue responding to an armed disturbance, with lights and sirens activated, when they crashed into a vehicle going eastbound on Executive Center Drive at around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Congress Ave. & Executive Center Drive

The crash sent the other driver into a pole and an unoccupied parked vehicle along the 400 block of Congress Avenue. The driver reported no injuries.

The officer was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.