HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Police in suburban Henderson say an officer was injured when his parked patrol vehicle was struck by a car driven by a 27-year-old driver who was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge.
The officer was taken to a hospital in stable condition and motorist Joseph Allen Smith of Las Vegas was arrested after the crash about 8 a.m.
Tuesday near a busy intersection in the Green Valley area. The officer's name wasn't immediately made public.
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Smith is being held at the Henderson Detention Center pending an initial court appearance where he'll have a lawyer appointed to his defense.