{"id":239003,"date":"2026-07-09T03:30:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/239003\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:30:33","slug":"mckeesport-police-officer-injured-after-crashing-into-van-utility-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/239003\/","title":{"rendered":"McKeesport police officer injured after crashing into van, utility pole"},"content":{"rendered":"

A police officer from McKeesport was injured in a serious crash Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

The crash happened just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Walnut Street and 28th Street in McKeesport after Allegheny County Police said the officer crashed into a van and a utility pole.<\/p>\n

The police officer in the crash was injured and was taken to the hospital, where they were last said to be in stable condition.<\/p>\n

KDKA’s news crew at the scene witnessed the police cruiser, which was a pickup truck, that was heavily damaged after slamming into the utility pole.<\/p>\n

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A McKeesport Police officer was injured Wednesday after being involved in a crash with a van and a utility pole in the area of Walnut Street and 28th Street.<\/p>\n

KDKA Photojournalist Gerome Williams<\/p>\n

Police said the driver of the utility van was not injured in the crash.<\/p>\n

The early investigation into the crash appears to show that the police officer was responding to a call when they crashed into the van.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania state representative Dan Goughnour, who was a McKeesport police officer before being elected to office, asked the community to keep the officer and the other people involved in the incident in their thoughts and prayers.<\/p>\n

“We are praying for strength, healing, and a full and speedy recovery,” Goughnour said in a statement.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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