Officer Seriously Injured When Dragged by Vehicle on Traffic Stop, Suspect in Custody
396 Meijer Way
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Summary
- A Lexington police officer sustained serious injuries after being dragged by a vehicle during a traffic stop at a Meijer gas station on Ruccio Way. The driver fled the scene but was apprehended following a brief pursuit. The officer was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Timeline
The officer was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
As the officer made contact with the vehicle, the driver fled and dragged the officer. After a brief pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody.
According to police, the incident happened around 10:43 p.m. on April 14, 2026, at the Meijer gas station on Ruccio Way, where an officer had stopped a vehicle.
A Lexington police officer was seriously injured during a traffic stop Tuesday night on Ruccio Way.
Incident reported at 396 Meijer Way.
The officer was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
As the officer made contact with the vehicle, the driver fled and dragged the officer. After a brief pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody.
According to police, the incident happened around 10:43 p.m. on April 14, 2026, at the Meijer gas station on Ruccio Way, where an officer had stopped a vehicle.
A Lexington police officer was seriously injured during a traffic stop Tuesday night on Ruccio Way.
Incident reported at 396 Meijer Way.
The officer was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
As the officer made contact with the vehicle, the driver fled and dragged the officer. After a brief pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody.
According to police, the incident happened around 10:43 p.m. on April 14, 2026, at the Meijer gas station on Ruccio Way, where an officer had stopped a vehicle.
A Lexington police officer was seriously injured during a traffic stop Tuesday night on Ruccio Way.
Incident reported at 396 Meijer Way.
The officer was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
As the officer made contact with the vehicle, the driver fled and dragged the officer. After a brief pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody.
According to police, the incident happened around 10:43 p.m. on April 14, 2026, at the Meijer gas station on Ruccio Way, where an officer had stopped a vehicle.
A Lexington police officer was seriously injured during a traffic stop Tuesday night on Ruccio Way.
Incident reported at 396 Meijer Way.
The officer was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
As the officer made contact with the vehicle, the driver fled and dragged the officer. After a brief pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody.
According to police, the incident happened around 10:43 p.m. on April 14, 2026, at the Meijer gas station on Ruccio Way, where an officer had stopped a vehicle.
A Lexington police officer was seriously injured during a traffic stop Tuesday night on Ruccio Way.
Incident reported at 396 Meijer Way.
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