PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A driver was arrested after rear-ending a Washington State Patrol vehicle on Highway 16 in Port Orchard.
The 41-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of impairment after striking the state trooper’s car just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
The trooper’s vehicle was parked and the lights were flashing while the he cleared debris from the road. The trooper wasn’t injured but the driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.
The driver, of Belfair, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and driving on a suspended license.