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PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI - A 19-year-old woman went to the hospital with minor injuries Aug. 16 after an on-duty Pittsfield Township Police officer rear-ended her car.

The Pittsfield Township Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into the incident after finding the officer was at fault in the crash, said Deputy Police Chief Gordy Schick. He declined to comment further on possible consequences for the officer.

At about 10:50 a.m. Aug. 16, Hannah Doran was driving from her home in Lenawee County's Macon Township to her job at Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor. The officer rear-ended her while both were on northbound South State Road near West Textile Road, about three miles south of the mall, said her mother, Renea Doran.

The officer was looking at his computer when his Chevrolet Tahoe hit her 2004 Cadillac, Schick said.

Huron Valley Ambulance transported Doran to the University of Michigan hospital for minor injuries.

Renea Doran, said Hannah Doran had whiplash and a concussion, and was on bed rest until Monday.

The crash demolished the back of Hannah Dorin's vehicle, Renea Doran said, and it was totaled. Schick said the Pittsfield Township insurance company is working with the Dorans.

For now, Renea Doran disputes some of what police have said and done.

"The officer was recklessly driving in my opinion," she said. "We're supposed to go, 'Oh, well.'"

Dorin said the officer was going 50 miles per hour; Schick said there was no indication of the speed of the crash.

Schick said Hannah Doran initially declined medical attention, but Renea Doran said the officer didn't check on her daughter for 30 minutes, and she had to call 911 for an ambulance.

Renea Doran said she wants to ensure the investigation won't get swept under the rug. She said she's spoken with Schick, and hasn't yet heard from the township's insurance company.

Schick noted it was an unfortunate incident.

"It's never a good situation when officer is the responsible party," Schick said. "It could have been avoided, but we've accepted responsibility for it."