A Dallas police officer was struck by an allegedly drunk driver and was killed Saturday morning when he blocked the scene of a previous highway accident, Dallas police said.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announce this at about 0125 this morning [1:25 a.m.] a @DallasPD “An officer working at an accident site was hit and killed by a DWI driver,” chief Eddie Garcia tweeted. “Our department is grieving again, but we are encouraged by the strength of his family. Godspeed my brother.”
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The officer was standing outside his marked patrol vehicle with his emergency lights on in the northern lanes of North Central Expressway on Walnut Hill Lane at around 1:45 a.m. when a four-door Kia Forte driving at high speed turned toward him, the department said.
The officer was taken to Baylor Hospital, where he subsequently died of his injuries.
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The driver, described as a 32-year-old black man, has suffered no injuries and is awaiting charges by police.
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Meanwhile, officials question a female passenger in his vehicle. She was also uninjured in the collision.