No Injuries When Atmore Police Unit Overturns

February 29, 2024

An Atmore Police Department officer was not injured when his patrol vehicle overturned onto its side Wednesday afternoon.

The officer was responding to an unrelated traffic crash with injuries between a railroad crossing and East Ridgely Street.

“The officer was attempting to position his patrol car behind the vehicles involved in the traffic crash,” Sgt. Darrell McMann said. “The officer was unsuccessful in that endeavor and inadvertently left the roadway.”

When the patrol vehicle left the roadway, the tires slowly slid into a ditch, causing the vehicle to overturn onto the passenger side.

The drivers involved in the original traffic crash were not seriously injured, and offered assistance to the officer to exit his patrol unit.

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Comments

6 Responses to “No Injuries When Atmore Police Unit Overturns”

  1. Duke of Wawbeek on February 29th, 2024 3:44 pm

    A dump truck load of aggerate from the County Barn will correct that hazard.

  2. George on February 29th, 2024 12:12 pm

    A very embarrassing Barney fife moment.
    Glad all are OK

  3. Steve on February 29th, 2024 12:02 pm

    It happens.. All that stuff in the cop car makes it hard to see to the right side.
    I stopped on side of road once and my truck slid right in a ditch that was just out of my sight. Lucky it stayed upright.
    Sucks for the police dept as that looked like a new ride.. It will buf out roll it over and get back to work

  4. David on February 29th, 2024 10:07 am

    Slip-sliding away! Thank God that there were so serious injuries.

  5. SW on February 29th, 2024 9:13 am

    Glad he’s okay; but, he gets a new nickname he may, or may not, like.

  6. Farm Hill on February 29th, 2024 6:41 am

    Did they ask him to show them his driver’s license and vehicle registration?