A police officer in New Jersey was injured after an alleged drunk driver smashed into the back of his patrol vehicle, authorities said.
The Hanover officer was responding to a crash on the southbound lanes Interstate 287 when a black Jeep traveling at a high speed struck the back of his patrol car, the department said Sunday on its Facebook page.
The officer was taken to a nearby hospital with back, shoulder and elbow injuries.
The Jeep driver, who was unidentified, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.
