The Vancouver Police Department on Tuesday identified the driver of a patrol vehicle that struck two pedestrians at an intersection as department veteran Greg Zimmerman.
Zimmerman was driving when, around 10 a.m. Saturday, he made a left turn traveling west from Evergreen Boulevard onto Columbia Street, according to the department. As he made the turn, he struck two pedestrians in the crosswalk: Karyn Cassle, 50, of Portland and Sue Ryland, 59, of Vancouver.
Both women were taken to a hospital for minor injuries, where they were treated and released, according to police.
The department hired Zimmerman in November 1991, and he worked as a property crimes detective from 1995 to 1998. Zimmerman was promoted to corporal in 1998. He retired in September 2015, then was reinstated as an officer in December that year.
