50-year-old Officer James Eckenrode was traveling north on Turner Road at Knoll Road when he lost control around a curve. His marked police car went off the west edge of the road and struck a tree, trapping him in the vehicle.
Eckenrode was extricated by firefighters, then transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for treatment of serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
