Springfield man accused of hitting police cruiser, injuring officers

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A Springfield man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a Springfield police cruiser, injuring the officers inside on Saturday.

Springfield police say officers were sitting in their cruiser with their lights activated while responding to a crash at the Chestnut Street and State Street intersection around 1:25 p.m. when Jose Morales-Velasquez, 28, allegedly rear-ended them at a high rate of speed.

Other officers arrived and were told that Morales-Velasquez ran away from the crash. He was found on Chestnut Street and placed under arrests, police say…

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