Tulsa police officer ‘okay’ after getting into crash downtown

TPD says a driver ran a red light and crashed into a Tulsa police car.

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa police say one of their officers is going to be okay after getting into a crash in downtown Tulsa early Thursday morning.

Captain Ryan Woods tells us one of their officers was heading west on West 6th Street when a Cadillac ran a red light while going north on South Denver Avenue around 1:45 a.m.

Captain Woods says both cars then collided in the middle of the intersection.

Police tell us the driver of the Cadillac was not paying attention when he ran the red light. He was given a ticket and was allowed to leave the scene.

Woods says the driver of the Cadillac is okay and the officer suffered a minor wrist injury.