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Woman injured after striking back of parked Tyler police vehicle

The woman was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, police said.
Credit: KYTX

TYLER, Texas — A woman was injured Thursday afternoon after her vehicle struck a parked Tyler Police Department car. 

Tyler Police spokesperson Andy Erbaugh said a police officer was assisting detectives and had parked his vehicle outside of the roadway in the 2900 block of Gentry Parkway. 

A distracted driver hit the back of the police car while the officer was not in the vehicle, Erbaugh said. 

The woman was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, he added.

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