Dallas Police Officer Goes To Hospital After Hit By Drunk Driver
A Dallas police officer was hurt Thursday morning when his squad car was hit by a drunk driver in far North Dallas. The officer was southbound on Montfort Drive shortly after 1 a.m. when a woman driving east on Belt Line Road ran a red light and struck him. The impact spun the officer's squad car into a pickup and another vehicle stopped at the intersection. Neither those drivers nor the woman were hurt. The officer, who was not identified, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment. His condition is still unknown. The woman, identified as 29-year-old Melinda Barbara Rodriguez, faces a charge of driving while intoxicated (DWI), which could be upgraded depending on the officer’s injuries.
I’m very glad to hear that they’re was non life-threatening injuries to the police officer and hopefully he has a swift recovery that will allow him to get back to work. About 21 percent of driving-age Americans reported they had driven after drinking in the past year, making about 950 million drinking-driver trips. In about 9 percent of these trips, or about 80 million, the driver’s blood alcohol content (BAC) was 0.08 or above. With this statistic your chances of getting involved in an accident are high even if you have not been drinking. An important tip is to try minimizing your driving late at night when many drunk drivers are out.
Information and commentary is provided by Dallas and Fort Worth Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer Mark A. Anderson. The Anderson Law Firm can be reached in Dallas at 214-327-8000 or in Fort Worth at 817-294-1900. If you have any questions about a drunk driving accident, please fill out our contact form online for a free consultation.
