Suspected Drunken Driver Crashes Into Police Cruiser
NBCDFW.com
Two officers were injured after a driver tried to ram his car into them Saturday night.
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An Arlington County police officer became the victim of a hit-and-run Friday morning.
Police said the officer was working a traffic detail in the 1700 block of North Glebe Road at about 2 a.m. He was sitting in his cruiser when Luis Alonso Argueta-Amaya, 23, crashed into the officer's car and then drove off, police said.
Police caught up with him blocks away after he was involved in a second accident.
Argueta-Amaya was arrested and charged with DWI and felony hit-and-run.
The officer was taken to a hospital. He's expected to make a full recovery.
Posted Friday, Feb 26, 2010 - 8:06 PM EST
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