http://www.firstcoastnews.com/...CrashQuote »Officer Critical after Crash on Beaver Street10:49 AM, Apr 21, 2011JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Jacksonville police officer in critical condition following a serious accident involving his patrol car on the Westside was not wearing a seat belt.Jacksonville Sheriff Office Deputy Terry A. Thiem, 45, employed with JSO since Sept. 2004, was ejected from his vehicle following a crash that shut down the intersection of King and Beaver streets around 7:30 a.m.Police said the officer was responding to a burglary call, and was westbound on Beaver Street with his lights and sirens on when he was struck by a Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Katrina Bobbitt, 30, of Jacksonville. Bobbitt, who had a 5-year-old girl in the car, was attempting to turn left on Beaver from Line Street. Both are okay.That impact pushed Thiem's patrol car into the path of another vehicle, a Pontiac Vibe, driven by 34-year-old Danny Jones, who was heading east on Beaver. "The officer was ejected out onto the roadway and sustained critical injuries," said Lt. Bill Leeper with Florida Highway Patrol.Thiem's vehicle spun twice. The crash report shows he was not wearing a seatbelt.A total of three cars were involved in this crash, and seven people, including the officer and five teenagers, have been taken to the hospital.The five teens, ages 13 and 14, sustained only minor injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. They were in the vehicle with Jones. He was taken to Shands Jacksonville with serious injuries.Bobbitt will face charges, according to FHP, for not yielding the right of way at the intersection.King Street and Beaver Street were closed for several hours as investigators worked the scene, but were reopened shortly after 11 a.m.an adult and five teenagers in a vibe?
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