Tampa Police Cruiser Flips Over in Intersection Crash Involving HART Bus

A collision at North 34th Street and East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard resulted in minor to moderate injuries for a police officer, a driver, and bus passengers, alongside damage to a police cruiser and a civilian vehicle.

• •A HART bus driver was cited for failure to obey a traffic control signal following a crash on Saturday morning at North 34th Street and East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
• •Investigators determined the bus entered the intersection against a red light after moving forward behind an SUV that made a right turn on red.
• •The bus struck the rear driver-side tire well of a marked Tampa police vehicle that was traveling east with the right-of-way.
• •The impact caused the police cruiser to spin around, overturn, and strike a Dodge Charger, which was pushed onto the east sidewalk and into a low brick border wall.
• •The police officer was transported to a hospital with head injuries and back pain and has since been released.
• •Two individuals aboard the bus underwent medical evaluation at the scene and were released.
• •The driver of the Dodge Charger received treatment at the scene for a minor leg injury.
• •Authorities withheld the name of the cited bus driver.