35-Year-Old CCPD Officer Struck and Injured by Suspected Drunk Driver at Old Brownsville and S.P.I.D

Corpus Christi, Texas (December 28, 2017) –  According to Corpus Christi Police Department, a 35-year-old CCPD officer was hospitalized after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver on Saturday.
The accident took place on Saturday, December 23, at Old Brownsville Road and S.P.I.D.
The Corpus Christi Police Department reported that 35-year-old Thomas Zirkle, a 3-year-veteran of the department was struck by a vehicle driven by Orelvis Lopez, 24, while he was controlling traffic in the area of Old Brownsville Road and S.P.I.D.
Zirkle was taken to a local hospital where, as per the CCPD, is recovering while Lopez was arrested and ticketed for intoxication assault with a car, and taken to the City Detention Center, authorities said.
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