DAYTON — Dayton Police released the dash camera of when officers arrived at the scene after a police cruiser landed on its top during a crash on Monday.
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News Center 7 previously reported the crash happened Monday morning in the area of West First Street and Salem Avenue around 9:50 a.m., according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.
Dash camera video shows officers arriving with the police cruiser on its top and a crowd of people at the scene.
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Dayton Police Sgt. Gordon Cairns told News Center 7 Monday that it appears the crash happened after a maroon HHR ran a red light and struck the cruiser, causing it to spin and flip onto its top.
The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Cairns said.
The driver of the HHR was uninjured but was cited for running a red light.
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