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Law Enforcement Officials Arrest Hit-And-Run Driver That Struck 2 Deputies

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The Dallas County Sheriff's Department arrested a hit-and-run driver who hit two deputies with his red Ford pickup during a traffic stop on Sept. 28.

Police later identified the 19-year-old driver as Joevony Vasquez.

It happened just after 9:30 a.m. on WB I-20. Driving a Red Ford F-150, Vasquez also struck another car, then fled the location.

The two deputies were transported in stable condition along with two other people to local hospital, according to Dallas County Sheriff's Department Detective Raul Reyna.

Law enforcement officials have yet to release the identities of the injured deputies.

Vasquez faces three counts of accident involving injury. He's currently at the Dallas County jail.

 

 

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