A Chula Vista police officer was injured Wednesday night when a driver suspected of being under the influence T-boned her patrol car, officials confirmed.
The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said the officer was driving southbound on Eastlake Parkway just after 11 p.m., on her way to a 911 call. She had turned on the flashing lights and sirens on her patrol car.
Officials said other motorists pulled over to the side of the road for the officer.
However, a man driving a Mazda eastbound on Otay Lakes Road did not stop, and T-boned the officer’s car at the intersection while traveling at approximately 50 mph.
The impact destroyed the back end of the patrol car and the front end of the DUI suspect’s Mazda. The driver was arrested on DUI charges and taken to a local hospital for injuries suffered from the deployment of his airbag.
The CVPD officer was very shaken up in the crash, and was transported to a hospital as a precaution, officials said. She did not suffer major injuries and was released.
The collision is under investigation. The names of the officer and the DUI suspect were not released.
