DENVER, Iowa – The Iowa State Patrol reports a person driving the wrong way hit a Denver, Iowa Police Officer’s vehicle Wednesday night, when the officer tried to stop them. The vehicle was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 63 at around 8:20-p.m.  Officers found the driver and tried to stop them by slowing down to a stop. That’s when police say the driver hit the officer’s vehicle at low speed near Highway 63 and 260th Street.

The driver then backed up, going into the ditch. The Iowa State Patrol said the driver was injured in the incident, but they did not confirm the extent of the injuries. The crash involved a 2015 Ford F-150 pickup and a 2021 Ford Explorer. No others about the crash have been released, including the names of the drivers.