Fort Dodge, Iowa — Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash near Duncombe on Sunday night which may have involved a police officer.
Authorities reportedly determined that one vehicle had left the scene. There were no injuries reported.
As a result of the information developed during the investigation, Sergeant Bryce Presswood with the Fort Dodge Police Department has been place on administrative leave until further notice.
Both the Webster County Sheriff’s Department and Iowa State Patrol are continuing to investigate. Any further action will be determined pending the outcome of the full investigation.
This was the second time in just over two weeks that an Iowa police officer has been involved in a hit-and-run collision. On May 20th, an off-duty officer with the Cherokee Police Department was charged with leaving the scene of an injury accident following a mishap on a Cherokee street. In that incident, off-duty Officer Michael McGee of Cherokee allegedly struck a child in a crosswalk with his personal vehicle, then left the scene.
