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Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Driving While Intoxicated In Crash That Injured Gloucester Township Police Officer

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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) - A police officer was involved in a three-car crash along the Atlantic City Expressway overnight. The accident happened after midnight Thursday at mile marker 44 in Washington Township.

Authorities say the Gloucester Township Police officer suffered minor injuries.

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Credit: Gloucester Township Police Department

Police say the officer was responding to another accident on the Atlantic City Expressway, when his vehicle was struck in the rear by a vehicle traveling westbound.

The driver of the striking vehicle was not injured and was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The crash is being investigated by state police.

 

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