A Denison police officer responding to a call about a person with a weapon was injured in a crash early Wednesday on the way there, along with the driver of the other vehicle.
KTEN reported that the collision occurred at about 5:45 a.m. Oct. 28 on the frontage road by the QuikTrip at FM 691 and U.S. 75. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers told KXII the wreck involved the officer's vehicle and one other driver.
Both were transported to Texoma Medical Center. Their injuries were not life-threatening, according to KTEN, which reported that the officer had already been released by Wednesday morning. KXII reported that the cause of the crash had not been released.
According to Denison police, as reported by KTEN, the officer was on the way to Perrin Estates, where someone had reported a disturbance involving an armed suspect. A suspect was later arrested there on an aggravated assault charge, KTEN reported. Police have not publicly identified the person arrested, and neither station named the officer or the other driver.
