Egg Harbor Township police officer injured in crash

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — A township police officer was taken to the hospital after a crash Sunday evening. At 5:51 p.m., police responded to Delaware and Ridge avenues for a report of a crash involving two vehicles. Officer Robert Platanella was traveling east on Delaware in his 2020 Police Interceptor, approaching the intersection. Meanwhile, a 2007 Buick SUV driven by a 17-year-old township boy was traveling north on Ridge toward the intersection. The 17-year-old disregarded the stop sign at the intersection, crossing into the path of the Interceptor and causing a collision, police said in a news release. Traffic was…