Officer Involved Traffic Accident

ZANESVILLE, OH – Authorities are investigating a two vehicle accident on Maple Avenue that involved a Zanesville Police Cruiser.

It happened around 2:22 pm this afternoon at the intersection of Maple and Adair Avenues. Authorities say the ZPD officer was responding to an emergency call and was running lights and sirens as they approached the intersection, the officer slowed down to clear the intersection when a car traveling south on Maple Avenue struck the police cruiser. The car was a 2014 Buick Verano operated by Stormie Tilton. Tilton was transported by Community Ambulance to Genesis Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The officer was also treated at Genesis Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation.