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Las Vegas police officer involved in crash

Posted at 6:20 AM, Dec 23, 2015
and last updated 2015-12-23 09:20:28-05

A Las Vegas police officer was involved in a crash overnight near Smoke Ranch Road and Buffalo Drive.

Police say that a woman in a SUV made a left-hand turn in front of the officer's patrol car.

It happened around 1 a.m.

The crash resulted in the SUV flipping over.

Both the officer and the woman were transported to a local hospital. The officer has been released and the woman is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

It is not believed that alcohol had a role in the crash, which is still under investigation.