One in custody after hit-and-run involving Mishawaka police officer
Posted: Sep 24, 2020 3:01 AM EST
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in South Bend involving a Mishawaka police officer.
It happened near Eddy and Sorin around 2 a.m. Thursday. Police say the officer was driving on Eddy when a pickup truck on Sorin blew a stop sign and pulled out in front of him. The driver of that truck took off on foot.
The officer and a passenger in the pickup truck had minor injuries, but weren't taken to the hospital.
Police later located a person they suspect to be the driver who fled. Officers haven't yet given that person's name, and it's not yet clear what kind of charges they may face.