CHP releases video of wrong-way driving crashing into patrol car
CHP says driver intentionally crashed into patrol car injuring 2 officers
California Highway Patrol is releasing footage they say shows a driver intentionally crashing into a parked patrol car injuring the two officers inside. It happened Wednesday along I-880 in Davis, California. The two officers who had just finished a traffic stop were wearing their seat belts. The officers' injuries are described as minor to major. The suspect was taken into custody at the scene.
DAVIS, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol has released video of a wrong-way driver crashing into a patrol car.
Investigators say two officers were hurt on Wednesday when someone allegedly slammed into their patrol car on purpose on Interstate 80 in Davis.
The CHP said the two officers were sitting in their patrol car on the shoulder of the freeway after a traffic stop, when the wrong-way driver in a white vehicle came racing towards them.
"An individual drove his vehicle at a high rate of speed along the right shoulder of the freeway and intentionally struck the patrol vehicle head on, causing injuries to our officers," CHP Chief Ezery Beauchamp said. "Acts of violence like this will not be tolerated."
The suspect was taken into custody at the scene.
KCRA 3 in Sacramento said the officers were taken to a hospital and treated for minor to major injuries.
The video came from another car that was passing by the crash scene.
CHP officers were struck by a wrong-way driver on I-80 in Davis. Photo: KCRA