Dallas officer hospitalized after crash sends squad car into creek
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A Dallas police officer was taken to a hospital after their squad car was involved in a wreck and sent over a bridge into the creek below.
The wreck happened at the intersection of Westmoreland and Kiest Road in West Oak Cliff Monday around 3 p.m.
Police say the officer was on his way to a theft-in-progress call and was heading south on Westmoreland when he was hit by a Chevy truck, launching his squad car into the air and into the creek.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One witness says the truck ran a stop sign.
Police say the suspect, or suspects, ran away from the scene and are currently looking for them. They believe the truck is possibly stolen.