JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A police officer and an intern from the University of North Florida were injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon involving a police cruiser and SUV on Baymeadows Road, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.
A 15-year Sheriff's Office veteran was driving east on Baymeadows Road, approaching Craven Road, about 2 p.m. when a GMC SUV stopped at a stop sign on Craven road pulled out and into the path of the police cruiser, said Sgt. Don Washington with the JSO Traffic Homicide Unit.
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As a result of the crash, the cruiser jumped the curb, hitting a water main then striking a column on a building off Baymeadows Road, Washington said.
The 41-year-old officer was taken to Baptist Medical Center South with minor injuries.
At the time, the officer also had a 26-year-old woman, who was an intern from UNF, in the cruiser with him, Washington said. The woman was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
"Both were complaining of back injuries," Washington said.
Washington said the 41-year-old driver of the SUV and her 5-year-old daughter were not injured.
The driver was issued a citation for failure to yield at a stop sign, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Washington said that JEA turned off water temporarily to fix the water main break
"Looks like it was to a sprinkler system or back valve," Washington said.
Several lanes of Baymeadows Road were blocked during the investigation.