HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – At approximately 7:15 a.m., the Hopkinsville Fire Department and EMS responded to the 8 mile-marker of I-169 (Pennyrile Parkway) for a single-vehicle accident involving a Hopkinsville Police Department cruiser.

HFD says the driver and a passenger were transported via ambulance to Jennie Stuart Health with minor injuries. The passenger in the vehicle was not being transported in a law enforcement capacity, according to HPD PIO Justin Rios. No other vehicles were involved, and traffic has been restored to regular flow.

At the time that the crash occurred, moderate to heavy rainfall made its way through the city. Hopkinsville Police Department is investigating the cause of the accident.

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