Officer swerves to miss wrong-way driver, cruiser hits pole

NORWOOD, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- A Norwood police cruiser was involved in a crash early Tuesday morning.

Police say an officer was driving around a curve on Sumner Street at about 2 a.m. when he encountered a car driving on the wrong side of the road. The officer swerved to avoid the car, lost control on slippery roads and crashed the cruiser into a pole.

The officer was OK. The cruiser sustained heavy damage.

Anyone with information should call Norwood police.

Police say the car that was on the wrong side of the road, described as a small, gray car, took off toward Sharon.