News: Grand Prairie police officer killed in crash during pursuit of driver
The officer's vehicle hit a light pole near the intersection of SW 3rd and Pioneer Parkway.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX - The Grand Prairie Police Department said one of its police officers was killed in a crash during a pursuit on Monday night.
According to NBC DFW, the incident began when the officer tried to stop a driver with a fake paper license plate in the area of SW 3rd Street and Pioneer Parkway at about 10:45 p.m.
The driver fled the attempted stop and the officer took off in pursuit, but lost control of his police vehicle and crashed into a light pole. The officer was pronounced dead after being transported to Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
The 32-year-old victim had been with the Grand Prairie Police Department since January 2022, after spending the previous five years as a police officer in Los Angeles. The crash remains under investigation.
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