Shreveport police officer cited in crash

Shreveport Police crash investigators have cited a patrol officer in connection with a crash involving a police department vehicle.

On Tuesday, just before 9 p.m., Shreveport Police Corporal Zachary Johnson was off duty operating a marked police unit when he was involved in a crash with another vehicle at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Harmon Drive. Johnson immediately notified supervisors and a crash report was written documenting the damage.

Shreveport Police Department crash investigators were assigned to conduct an inquiry into the incident in an effort to determine the cause of the crash. Based on information and evidence gathered during their investigation, Johnson, who was hired by the department in February of 2008, was charged with a red light violation. He was issued a traffic citation.