EDINBURGH, Ind. — A woman and an Edinburgh Police officer were taken to the hospital after a crash on U.S. 31 Friday evening.
According to police, Officer Darren Koors was turning east from southbound U.S. 31 onto Indiana 252 around 6 p.m. when a woman, whose identity has not been shared by authorities, ran a red light and hit the officer's car on its passenger side. The police car spun into the stoplight pole after getting struck by the woman's Ford Explorer.
Koors was treated and released at Columbus Regional Hospital. The driver of the SUV was also taken to Columbus Regional with what police said were non-life-threatening injuries.
The Johnson County Sheriffs Office is conducting a crash investigation.