Hot Pursuit - BPD, Hoover, State, Vestavia, Irondale

[dave911]

I'm listening to the Birmingham North channel. Speeds are at 85 mph

[dave911]

he just struck a Hoover police officer

[dave911]

Officer Down

The suspect has wreck and was ejected from the vehicle

[dave911]

Officer must not be injured too bad. He's being transported to Brookwood, rather than UAB. Rescue 41 is about to transport the suspect. When they gave a report, you could hear him screaming in the background.

[dave911]

Prisoner being transported to UAB by Rescue 41

[AlabamaWeather]

Awesome Dave!! This would be a great time for you to have a live feed of your scanner up and running!

[dave911]

Video from the scene... http://www.dave911.com/temp/20080123...-100_10-50.wmv

[AlabamaWeather]

Originally Posted by dave911

Video from the scene... http://www.dave911.com/temp/20080123...-100_10-50.wmv

Awesome!!

Hope the officer will be ok!

[AlabamaRS]

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Associated Press - January 23, 2008 2:14 PM ET

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A wild police chase involving Birmingham police, Jefferson County sheriff's deputies, state troopers and Hoover police ended around noon today when a suspect driving a van crashed into a Hoover police cruiser on Highway 31 at the onramp to Interstate 459 north.

Authorities said the injured officer was taken to Brookwood Hospital for undisclosed injuries.

Birmingham police said the chase started at the Druid Hills area. The suspect reportedly drove around a set of spike strips which had been placed on I-459 near the Acton Road exit. Police said the suspect got off the interstate near the Galleria exit, then crashed in an attempt to get back on I-459.

Officers took the unnamed individual into custody.

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[dave911]

According to what they said on the radio, he ran over the officer. They said "he just ran over a Hoover policeman" "officer down, he's down"