Officer injured in east Charlotte crash

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer is in the hospital and expected to be OK after a crash Thursday night in east Charlotte.

The officer was driving in an unmarked car with his emergency equipment activated just before 7 p.m. on Eastway Drive, CMPD said.

Police said another vehicle pulled in front of him and the cars collided.