Modesto police car suffers minor damage

MODESTO -- A Modesto police officer stopped at a downtown intersection not only witnessed a collision but became involved when one of the vehicles was pushed into his patrol car Monday.

The officer was at a red light facing south on Ninth Street preparing to turn west onto I Street when two pickups collided in the intersection about 4:30 p.m., according to Lt. Rick Armendariz.

A woman driving a silver Nissan pickup heading east on I tried to turn north onto Ninth Street and drove into the path of a GMC Sierra traveling west on I. The impact from the GMC pushed the Nissan toward the patrol car.

The Nissan bumped the patrol car, causing minimal damage. The pickups were damaged, but no one was injured.