Tampa Police Under Investigation After Cruiser Hits Car and Leaves Scene
Tampa Police Department initiated an internal investigation after an officer's cruiser collided with a civilian vehicle and left the scene. A Tampa Police Department cruiser's collision with a civilian car and subsequent abandonment of the scene has led to an internal investigation within the department. The officer hit a Toyota Corolla and left the scene without checking on the other driver. The incident was caught on camera and has raised questions about whether the officer's actions were in line with protocol, which states employees must stop if involved in a crash unless in cases of emergencies. The department has not confirmed the nature of the emergency the officer was responding to. The damage to the rear passenger side of the Toyota is estimated to cost a couple thousand dollars, a burden that Perrin's insurance is attempting to resolve.
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A Tampa Police Department cruiser's collision with a civilian car, and the subsequent abandonment of the crash site by the officer, has triggered an internal investigation within the department. The incident, which was caught on camera, featured the cruiser hitting a Toyota Corolla before the officer turned on sirens and lights and left the scene without checking on the other driver, as reported by WSVN.
The driver of the Toyota, Jake Perrin, described the collision as "a pretty hard impact," noting that the officer "pulled around me abruptly, rushed down the road, put his lights on, drove very fast up towards Martin Luther King and turned down the road and never saw him come back," according to a WSVN interview. This occurrence on March 9 has now led to questioning of whether the officer's actions were in line with protocol, which states employees must stop if involved in a crash unless in cases of emergencies.
Further details were obtained by FOX 13, highlighting that the policy of TPD requires any on-duty officer involved in a collision to stop immediately, with exceptions only under specific emergency conditions. TPD has not confirmed the nature of the emergency the officer was responding to, although at the time of response to Perrin's non-emergency call, it was suggested that the officer was headed to an officer-involved shooting—a claim later refuted by the department.
Perrin, who also had a friend in the car at the time, expressed his concern to FOX 13 stating, "I would just like to, maybe see the officer held accountable somehow." The damage sustained to the rear passenger side of Perrin's car is estimated to cost a couple thousand dollars, a burden which Perrin's insurance is attempting to resolve in cooperation with TPD. An interview by FOX 13 revealed the financial and emotional impact of the incident on Perrin and his peers.
As of the publication of this report, the Tampa Police Department has maintained that an internal investigation is actively underway to address the circumstances and conduct related to this event.