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Phoenix Police Officer Hurt After DUI Suspect Rear-Ends Patrol Car
Police Officer Hospitalized after Phoenix Car Accident at 7th Avenue and Watkins Street
Phoenix Police Officer Hurt After DUI Suspect Rear-Ends Patrol Car
Phoenix, Arizona: A Phoenix police officer was hospitalized after a DUI suspect rear-ended a patrol vehicle early Wednesday morning near an intersection in Phoenix.
The accident happened just before 2:30 a.m. near 7th Avenue and Watkins Street.
Authorities said the police officer was transporting a woman to jail when they stopped at a red light near the intersection.
A woman suspected of driving while impaired rear-ended the patrol vehicle.
The officer and the woman in the patrol car sustained injuries not considered serious. They were hospitalized as a precaution.
The driver of the other car was given a sobriety test at the scene, cited, and later released.