The officer suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Frederick, Md (KM) A Frederick Police Officer suffered non-life threatening injuries following a vehicle crash Tuesday night.
Authorities say at around 9:31 PM, Acting Sergeant Duane Ertter was on patrol when his marked police cruiser was struck head-on by another vehicle in the area of Baughmans Lane and Rosemont Avenue. The driver of the striking vehicle ran away, but was apprehended behind a nearby residence.
Reginald Snowden, 32, of Frederick is charged with 1st- and 2nd-degree assault, fleeing and eluding and having an outstanding warrant for violation of probation.
Snowden and Ertter were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.
By Kevin McManus
Reginald Snowden