Scottsboro officer injured after hydroplaning, flipping police car

SCOTTSBORO, AL (WAFF) – A Scottsboro police officer was hurt in a patrol vehicle accident Monday afternoon.

Scottsboro Police Chief Ralph Dawe said the officer was on a routine patrol on Highway 79 near Roy Owens Boulevard. It was raining hard, and the officer lost control and hydroplaned. The vehicle went into a ditch and overturned.

The officer suffered some fractured ribs. He was taken to Huntsville Hospital. He is expected to be OK.