The Jeep had traveled the wrong way on South River Street at a high rate of speed, the patrol said. After hitting the cruiser, the Jeep then traveled off the roadway and struck a tree before coming to rest near the Franklin Church.
Police K-9 Fury was transported to MedVet, where he succumbed to his injuries at 11:37 a.m., according to the Highway Patrol.
The two officers suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash and were transported to Kettering Health Franklin, while the Jeep Patriot’s driver, a 21-year-old Kentucky man, was transported to Atrium Hospital with minor injuries.
Law enforcement officials said the driver is expected to face charges of felonious assault of a police officer and felonious assault of a police dog once discharged from the hospital.
The Dayton Daily News generally does not identify people accused of crimes until they have been formally charged.
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