By William Tauro

This past Saturday afternoon, Somerville Police Officer Ross O’Meara was injured on a police motorcycle that he was driving that collided with a motor vehicle while on his way to Saturday’s Power Push event on Broadway.

In a statement from Somerville Deputy Police Chief Michael Cabral regarding the injured officer he said that: “Somerville Police Officer Ross O’Meara was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where he was treated and released.

He suffered non life threatening injuries.

He is sore, but is home. I spoke with him and he is hoping to make a speedy recovery. thank you!”

Deputy Chief Cabral also stated that “there was minor damage to the Somerville Police motorcycle.”