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Police Cruiser Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver

An Arlington police officer was sent to the hospital after his parked cruiser was struck by a suspected drunk driver.

The officer was on a traffic detail on the 1700 block of N. Glebe Road at 2:00 a.m. this morning when a car slammed into his cruiser. Luis Alonso Argueta-Amaya, 23, of Woodbridge was arrested a few blocks away and charged with DWI and Felony Hit and Run.

The officer is expected to make a full recovery, according to NBC4.

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