UPDATE (9:14 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22): Details relating to a two-vehicle crash involving a Charleston police cruiser have been released.

Sgt. Kevin Oldham, Traffic Division Commander for the Charleston Police Department, says the officer was on Pennsylvania Ave when he was struck by another driving going towards the west side of Charleston on Randolph St.

Oldham says the other driver ran a red light when they struck the cruiser.

He says the officer was taken to the hospital as a precaution and the driver was checked at the scene.

The driver was cited for running a red light.


CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A police cruiser was involved in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Randolph St and Pennsylvania Ave N in Charleston.

Metro 911 officials say the call came in around 6:20 p.m.

The Charleston Police Department says the officer is going to be checked out medically just in case, but they are believed to be uninjured.

The Charleston Police and Fire Departments and medics are on the scene.