Phoenix officer OK after patrol car gets hit

Phoenix police said a suspected drunk driver is behind bars after hitting a patrol car.

BY JIM CROSS

Sep 14, 2012, 9:37 AM Updated: 9:37 am

Phoenix police said a suspected drunk driver is behind bars after crashing into a patrol car Friday morning.

Sgt. Tommy Thompson said the seven-year veteran officer was not seriously hurt in the accident near 44th Street and Thomas Road. The officer was hospitalized as a precaution.

“Her door was jammed and it wouldn’t open but a witness helped her open the door and get out so she could arrest the driver who was trying to walk away,” Thompson said.

Charles Hall, 22, T-boned the officer’s car. He has been booked for DUI and two counts of endangering the officer.