A Dallas police officer was hit by a suspected drunk driver and killed early Saturday morning when he stopped the scene of a previous highway accident, the Dallas Police Department said.
‘It is with a heavy heart that I announce this morning around 0125 [1:25 a.m.] a @DallasPD officer, who was working at an accident scene, was beaten and killed by a DWI driver, “Chief Eddie Garcia tweeted.” Our department is once again resilient, but we are proud of the strength of its family. God bless my brother. ‘
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The officer was standing outside his marked patrol vehicle at about 1:45 a.m. with his emergency lights in the northern lanes of the North Central Highway at Walnut Hill Lane, when a four-door Kia Forte was driving at high speed, the department said.
The officer was transported to Baylor Hospital where he subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
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The driver, who is described as a 32-year-old black man, sustained no injuries and is awaiting charges from police.
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Meanwhile, officials are questioning a female passenger in his vehicle. She was also not injured in the collision.