PHOENIX, AZ – Phoenix police booked an alleged DUI driver into custody after crashing into a police cruiser in Del Monte Village Saturday.
Police told 12news that the collision happened around 11:30 p.m. in the area of North 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road. The suspected DUI motorist had struck a police cruiser parked at a crime scene before driving away from the scene.
A short time later, officers found and apprehended him. Officials have publicly identified him as 19-year-old Omar Andres Acosta Gonzalez.
Gonzalez was processed for DUI and expected to face several DUI-related charges.
Authorities confirmed the officer was inside their vehicle at the time of the crash and was spared from serious injuries.
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