Suspected Drunken Hit-and-Run Driver T-Bones Ohio Police Cruiser

Feb. 23, 2024

Two Columbus police officers were transporting an inmate to jail when an alleged drunken driver ran a red light and struck the officers' cruiser before fleeing the scene.

Joe Vince

Two Ohio police officers were among four people injured when an allegedly impaired hit-and-run driver collided with a cruiser carrying an inmate to jail early Friday.

The incident happened at about 2:45 a.m. as two Columbus police officers were taking a prisoner from police headquarters to jail, WCMH-TV reports. That's when a suspected drunken driver ran a red light and T-boned the officers' cruiser.

According to police, the driver of the other vehicle fled the scene, but police caught up with him about a half-mile away, WBNS-TV reports. The suspect eventually was apprehended after he tried to run from officers again.

The four people in the crash—including the suspected drunken driver—were taken to the hospital in stable condition.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.