Florida Highway Patrol officer struck by DUI suspect, hospitalized
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A Florida Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized after being struck by a DUI suspect on Wednesday morning.
According to WPTV, the accident occurred on the Atlantic Avenue exit from the northbound Turnpike around 8 a.m.
The officer was parked on the right shoulder when a woman in a Hyundai Venue veered off the highway and struck the rear of the officer’s vehicle.
The officer was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Police believe the driver may have been intoxicated.
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