Orange County

2 Orlando police officers, man injured in wrong-way crash

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two Orlando police officers and another driver were seriously injured in a wrong-way crash Thursday morning, the Orlando Police Department said.

Police said the officers and a wrong-way driver collided on Princeton Street between John Young Parkway and Texas Avenue.

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Princeton Street was closed for about five hours due to the crash. The roadway reopened to traffic just before 9 a.m.

All three of the men were taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

Orlando police said the two officers were both admitted to the hospital. They are “alert and being treated for their injuries.”

No other details were available.

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Katlyn Brieskorn

Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.

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