Indiana State Police said the crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the intersection of Ridge Road and Beech Avenue.
Before the crash, Munster Police Officer Bradley Riemerts was headed west on Ridge Road in his marked police vehicle, trying to catch up to a speeding vehicle to make a traffic stop, police said.
Riemerts' squad car ran off the road and hit a utility pole, causing major damage to the vehicle. The officer was trapped in the squad car and had to be rescued.
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