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Salt River police officer involved in serious crash on Indian School Road near Loop 101

Salt River police officer involved in crash in northeast Valley
Salt River police crash Indian School Road
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A Salt River police officer was involved in a serious crash in the northeast Valley early Thursday morning.

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Police Department officials say the collision occurred after 3:15 a.m. on Indian School Road east of Loop 101 near Scottsdale.

The officer was headed westbound toward Loop 101 when another vehicle crossed the center line and struck the officer’s truck head-on.

Police say the officer and other driver both suffered non-life-threatening injuries. They were taken to hospitals for treatment.

The driver of the vehicle that hit the officer is suspected of impairment at the time of the crash. A DUI investigation is ongoing.