Category Archives: Police officers injured due to being hit by or in crashes pursuing drunk drivers
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.
Massachusetts State Trooper injured when his cruiser guarding construction workers was struck by DUI driver Robert Cambria
CAMBRIA was operating 2016 Kia Sorento, which sustained heavy front-end damage. The trooper was in a fully marked Ford police-model utility vehicle with emergency lights activated. The cruiser sustained heavy rear-end damage.