3 Ala. Police Officers Injured in Stolen SUV Crash into Cruisers, Struggle

Jan. 17, 2025

Birmingham police were handling another call when a driver in a stolen SUV crashed into three parked cruisers and then struggled with officers before being taken into custody.

By Carol Robinson

Source al.com

Three Birmingham, AL, police officers were injured when a man crashed a stolen SUV into several police cars just after 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Three Birmingham officers were injured when a man crashed a stolen SUV into several police cars.

The wreck happened just after 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 1500 block of 14th Street S.W. on the city’s west side.

Officer Truman Fitzgerald said the officers were on an unrelated call when the suspect hit three parked patrol cars.

When officers approached the driver of the wrecked vehicle, the suspect - a 26-year-old from Homewood - became confrontational.

After a brief struggle, officers took him into custody. His name is being withheld pending formal charges.

Police later learned that the SUV had been stolen during a domestic burglary in east Birmingham earlier in the evening.

Two patrol officers were injured in the crash: one officer was seated inside his patrol car, while the other was injured by the suspect’s vehicle pushing a patrol car forward and colliding with him.

A third patrol officer sustained an injury during the struggle with the suspect.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service treated all of those involved.

Two officers were taken to the hospital for additional treatment.

Fitzgerald said the crash resulted in significant damage to three BPD patrol cars.

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