HARWICH – A crash involving a Harwich police cruiser was reported about 1 AM. The officer was able to call in the crash on Route 28 and Harbor Road. Photos from the scene appeared to show a head-on collision involving a Ford Explorer cruiser and a Toyota Rav4 that was reportedly an Uber. Five people were taken to Cape Cod Hospital but luckily none of the injuries appeared serious. The crash is under investigation by the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction team. Ambulances from Brewster, Chatham and Dennis assisted with patient transport. Route 28 was closed in the area until the scene was cleared.
Late Sunday morning, Harwich Police told CWN that on Sunday at 1:00 AM, a Harwich Police Officer was involved in a motor vehicle crash with another vehicle. The crash occurred at the intersection of Harbor Road and Route 28. Three 21-year-old males who were passengers in an Uber were transported to Cape Cod Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The Police Officer was also transported to Cape Cod Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The Police Officer has been treated and released from the hospital. The status of the three male Uber passengers is not known.
The crash is being investigated by a Brewster Police Officer who is a member of the Cape Cod Regional Law Enforcement Council Crash Reconstruction Team. A portion of Route 28 was closed for approximately 2 hours while the vehicles were removed and the police conducted their on-scene investigation.
Preliminary investigation shows that the police cruiser was traveling along Route 28 when the Uber driver turned onto Route 28 from Harbor Road and into the path of the police cruiser.
Photos by David Curran/Satellite News Service (used with permission).
