Crime & Safety

Accident on Old Crain Highway Sends Police Officer, Second Man to Hospital

A multiple vehicle accident sent two men to trauma centers on Thursday afternoon.

A Bowie police officer and another man are both being taken to trauma centers after a multiple vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Old Crain Highway off of Science Drive in Bowie, according to Mark Brady, a spokesperson for the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department.

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. The Bowie police officer sustained trauma that is considered non-life threatening and is being taken by helicopter to a nearby trauma center. Brady said the other man involved also sustained non-life threatening injuries and is being taken on ground to a trauma center.

More details as they become available.

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