Suspected Drunk Driver Slams Into Mesquite Patrol Car
MESQUITE (CBSDFW.COM) - A suspected drunk driver is responsible for two traffic accidents in Mesquite -– one of them with a Mesquite Police Department patrol car.
According to Lt. Bill Hedgpeth, police were first notified about a potential dangerous situation when the suspect ran into an 18-wheeler.
"Got a call of a hit and run accident involving that vehicle, near Town East Mall on [Interstate] 635," Hedgpeth explained, "And moments later that vehicle continued northbound and struck one of our Mesquite police cars that was on a traffic stop."
The police officer has non-life-threatening injuries.
"He's up walking around and they are going to transport him [to the hospital] as a precaution," Hedgpeth said.
The driver of the car was taken into police custody and transported to an area hospital.
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