Crime & Safety
Cape Cod Officer Injured, Released From Hospital After Recent Crash
The crash that closed an area road earlier this week is still under investigation, but officials revealed the status of the officer.
BOURNE, MA — A Cape Cod police officer who was struck by a car while conducting traffic on foot at the exit of Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, police said.
The Bourne Police Department said Officer Brian Doble was conducting traffic on a regular assignment Monday around 11:08 a.m. when a 17-year-old turning left onto Sandwich Road struck him with their car.
Doble was sent airborne from the impact and landed back on the road. He was able to stand and move to the side of the road, where he notified dispatchers of the crash.
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He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was later released. The 17-year-old from Wareham was uninjured.
Officials said an investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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