PHOENIX -- A Phoenix police officer was taken to the hospital Monday after he drove his car into a ditch, officials said.
Phoenix Police Spokesperson Trent Crump said the officer was traveling eastbound on Buckeye Road near 63rd Avenue Monday night following another vehicle.
The vehicle stopped short and the officer, in an attempt to avoid a collision, took evasive manuevers and ended up in a nearby ditch, according to officials.
SEE PHOTOS FROM THE SCENE IN THE ATTACHED SLIDESHOWCrump said the officer was transported to a local hospital as a precaution, and was released around 9:30 p.m.
It is unclear at this time what happened to the driver of the other vehicle involved.
