A police car on routine patrol Friday (Aug 31) night smashed into a house in the district of Bodden Town in a single vehicle crash.

An RCIPS spokesperson said the officer who was slightly injured in the accident has been suspended from driving from police cars but not suspended from duty.

The crash occurred at about 11.40 pm on Friday when the officer was driving a marked police vehicle in Shamrock Road near to Manse Road. The officer was heading east on routine patrol duties when the vehicle crossed onto the westbound carriageway and then crashed into a building. The officer was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town and released following treatment.

Police stated that the car ,a Dodge Charger, was extensively damaged in the crash.

“In line with normal RCIPS policy, the officer has been suspended from driving police vehicles pending the outcome of the investigation into the crash,” the RCIPS spokesperson stated Tuesday.