Officer Injured in Dallas Multi-Vehicle Crash with Suspected DUI Driver on I-35E

Dallas, Texas (February 5, 2018) – A sheriff’s deputy was injured when a suspected DUI driver caused a multi-vehicle accident early Saturday morning in Dallas County, according to authorities.
The accident occurred shortly after 2:15 a.m. on southbound Interstate 35E and Walnut Hill.
The deputy was reportedly assisting a driver whose vehicle had broken down. A tow truck had been called to the scene and was attempting to lift the disabled vehicle when a Mercedes SUV slammed into the tow truck and the disabled vehicle.
The Mercedes then crashed into the deputy’s squad car, which in turn struck her.
The deputy fell over the guardrail after the crash.
The driver of the Mercedes failed to stop at the scene but was later apprehended near southbound I-35E and Harry Hines Boulevard.
The deputy was injured and was transported to Parkland Hospital, where her condition was stabilized.
The driver of the Mercedes is facing charges of DUI and fleeing the scene of an injury crash.
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