Category Archives: Police officers injured due to being hit by or in crashes pursuing drunk drivers
NEW YORK: Jesse VanEps charged with DWI – drugs when he crashed his Jeep head-on into New York trooper’s cruiser in spite of trooper’s best efforts to evade him
NEW YORK: Jesse VanEps charged with DWI – drugs when he crashed his […]
Washington: Numerous State Patrol Vehicles Struck In King County by drivers who are either DUI or just bozos when it comes to operating a vehicle
Washington State Patrol Numerous Washington State Patrol Vehicles Struck In King County by drivers who are […]
Virginia: Fairfax County Police arrested 513 DWI drivers in 2017; Now getting a start on 2018 with January DWI arrests
Fairfax County Virginia Police Department “Our DWI squad had a very proactive and successful year […]
Virginia: Fairfax County Police Chief recounts how he was slammed into while stopped at traffic light by a drunk driver one year ago.
Fairfax County Police Chief recounts how he was slammed into while stopped at a traffic […]
Florida: Ocala Police Officer Daniel Collier hit by DUI driver Latrell Bertan Jay who was cruising with booze level of .234 which is three times the legal limit
Ocala Police Officer Daniel Collier hit by DUI driver Latrell Bertan Jay who was cruising […]
Maryland State Trooper Angel Ortiz Hit by Repeat Drunk Driver Maurice Gresham on DC Beltway
Gresham was arrested for DUI by Anne Arundel County Police Officer Tilghman on Nov. 21, 2012, as he operated a 2006 Volkswagen on Rt. 175 at Blue Water Blvd. In a plea deal with the Anne Arundel County States Attorney on March 13, 2013, Gresham entered a guilty plea to DUI
Texas: Houston Police Police Officer Carter hit by drunk driver and knocked over wall of freeway to pavement 18 feet below
Body camera footage from HPD Officer Carter, DWI Taskforce, who was hit by a drunk driver and survived an 18-foot fall off the freeway on July 28, 2017.
Maryland: Michael Osley charged with DUI after crashing into Maryland State Police Cruiser; TFC Yurkevich treated for injuries
TFC Yurkevich is the second trooper injured by a DUI driver in a week. Trooper Solomon Flash was hit by a DUI driver on the Washington Beltway.
Louisiana: David McGirt charged with DUI after slamming into St. John Parish Deputy on I-10
A 2015 Kia Optima, driven by McGirt, was traveling in the left lane and struck the left rear of the Venza, continued forward and struck the rear of the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s unit.
Maryland: DUI driver Chris Dent slammed into Trooper Solomon Flash investigating traffic collision on Washington Beltway; trooper and Anthony Owelle, one of the drivers hit sent to hospital
Police said the driver, Chris M. Dent, 37, of Upper Marlboro, who struck the officer was intoxicated and taken into custody. He was not injured in the crash and has been initially charged with driving under the influence.
