By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A St. Joseph police officer suffered minor injuries in a wreck while responding to an accident scene.
St. Joseph police say the officer was using his patrol car’s lights and sirens when the crash occurred around 8:30 Thursday night at the intersection of Belt Highway and Gene Field Road. The driver and a passenger in the other car also suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
The earlier accident occurred near the intersection of Belt Highway and Rochester Road when a motorcyclist crashed into a sport utility vehicle pulling out of the north McDonald’s parking lot onto the Belt. The motorcyclist suffered minor injuries, scrapes and bruises to his leg.