{"id":198968,"date":"2026-03-20T10:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198968\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:07:11","slug":"orlando-police-suv-damaged-in-downtown-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198968\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando police SUV damaged in downtown crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Police are investigating an officer-involved crash in downtown Orlando.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">The crash left an Orlando Police Department SUV damaged near Orange Avenue and Church Street shortly after 3 a.m. Friday<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Channel 9 arrived a short time later and spotted the OPD patrol SUV with damage to the driver\u2019s side. A deployed airbag was also visible in the agency vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/C5LWD6GGDZBWFFOJY2PZQ3REIA.jpeg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Officer-involved crash in Orlando The crash happened early Friday at Orange Avenue and Church Street in downtown Orlando. (WFTV staff)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">The incident shut down two lanes of Orange Avenue and a section of Church street, but both roads reopened by 5:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/6OAWD2QGWZHX5NX4LJVIRBEUE4.jpeg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Officer-involved crash in Orlando The crash happened early Friday at Orange Avenue and Church Street in downtown Orlando. (WFTV staff)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Channel 9 has reached out to OPD for more details on what led to the crash and whether anyone was hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 eJzHXc body-paragraph\">Monitor <a href=\"https:\/\/wftv.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/wftv.com\">WFTV.com <\/a>and watch Eyewitness News on Channel 9 &amp; TV 27 for updates on this story.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/JTUPIUMUKJE7HEQ7QUMZOA5HWY.jpeg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Officer-involved crash in Orlando The crash happened early Friday at Orange Avenue and Church Street in downtown Orlando. 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